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By Naomi518 GOLD
Windsor, Connecticut

In Judaism there we bury the dead as soon as we can, usually the day after. My grandma died of cancer on a Friday. We called the funeral home about a Sunday funeral, because we...
Naomi518 GOLD, Windsor, Connecticut
11 articles 15 photos 59 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light" ~Albus Dumbledore


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EMis1123 GOLD, Hilliard, Ohio
16 articles 0 photos 13 comments

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&quot;You might as well ask an artist to explain his art, or ask a poet to explain his poem. It defeats the purpose. The meaning is only clear through the search.&quot;<br /> ~Rick Riordan<br /> <br /> &quot;What you do, the way you think, makes you beautiful.&quot;<br /> ~Scott Westerfeld

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daRklovelyblue17 GOLD, Phoenix, Arizona
13 articles 2 photos 9 comments

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&quot;Where words fail, music speaks.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;I&#039;m trying to believe in things that I don&#039;t know[...]That love can kill the pain, that truth is never vain, it turns strangers into lovers, and enemies to brothers&quot;

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By StephanieY BRONZE
Glen Mills, Pennsylvania
StephanieY BRONZE, Glen Mills, Pennsylvania
2 articles 0 photos 12 comments
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By Naomi518 GOLD
Windsor, Connecticut
Naomi518 GOLD, Windsor, Connecticut
11 articles 15 photos 59 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light&quot; ~Albus Dumbledore

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By IRBFGW DIAMOND
Cincinnati, Ohio
IRBFGW DIAMOND, Cincinnati, Ohio
53 articles 1 photo 223 comments

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&quot;Hey, assbutt!&quot; Supernatural, Castiel.

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By kclaire BRONZE
South Range, Wisconsin
kclaire BRONZE, South Range, Wisconsin
2 articles 0 photos 11 comments
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By Sorla_the_Space_Cowboy GOLD
Boston, Massachusetts
Sorla_the_Space_Cowboy GOLD, Boston, Massachusetts
19 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Sometimes if you want to see a change for the better, you have to take things into your own hands.&rdquo; - Clint Eastwood<br /> &quot;I never lie. I believe everything I say, so it&#039;s not a lie.&quot; - Mark Wahlberg<br /> &quot;I just want to be pure&quot;- Jim Carroll