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By Anonymous

Last year in seventh grade I use to get depressed all the time, people would always ask me what’s wrong and I would never tell them, I use to think it wouldn’t go away but it did....

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By AutumStarr808 SILVER
Fremont, Nebraska
AutumStarr808 SILVER, Fremont, Nebraska
7 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.<br /> <br /> Edgar Allan Poe

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By AlpineAspen BRONZE
Bozeman, Montana
AlpineAspen BRONZE, Bozeman, Montana
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ShatteredHeArT SILVER, Americus, Georgia
9 articles 0 photos 34 comments

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LIFE offers us choices and forces us to live with the consequences of our decisions.

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By Jackson.Levin SILVER
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jackson.Levin SILVER, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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noora.f SILVER, Alkhobar, Other
9 articles 0 photos 2 comments

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&quot;a drawing is a dot that decided to go for a walk&quot;- Paul Klee

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Raneem SILVER, Riyadh, Other
7 articles 1 photo 1 comment
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writer714 BRONZE, Villard, Minnesota
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Do not ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.&quot; -Howard Thurman

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By -emma- GOLD
Miami, Florida
-emma- GOLD, Miami, Florida
13 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
I&#039;m like a child who belongs to nobody<br /> ~Lana Del Rey~

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By TrulyMadlyDeeply SILVER
Denver, Colorado
TrulyMadlyDeeply SILVER, Denver, Colorado
5 articles 10 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;You know you&#039;re in love when you can&#039;t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.&rdquo; <br /> ― Dr. Seuss