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By Jesshn BRONZE
Wilmington, Massachusetts

Everyone wants to be accepted and to fit in, but should they compromise who they are just for that? I try my hardest not to, and consider myself very real and true to who I am. I d...
Jesshn BRONZE, Wilmington, Massachusetts
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Alyssa(: PLATINUM, Arvada, Colorado
20 articles 2 photos 18 comments

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&quot;I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when their right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust noone but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.&quot; <br /> &mdash; Marilyn Monroe

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By KZhang SILVER
Naperville, Illinois
KZhang SILVER, Naperville, Illinois
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&quot;As I write, highly civilized human beings are flying overhead, trying to kill me&quot;<br /> -George Orwell

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By Dancing_Shadows SILVER
Franklin, New Hampshire
Dancing_Shadows SILVER, Franklin, New Hampshire
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By CarolineF. DIAMOND
Yanceyville, North Carolina
CarolineF. DIAMOND, Yanceyville, North Carolina
54 articles 17 photos 26 comments

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\&quot;Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever par

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By sparth BRONZE
Overland Park, Kansas
sparth BRONZE, Overland Park, Kansas
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