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By Emma.H.96 DIAMOND
Kalamazoo, Michigan

When I was a few months old, I was baptized. At eight I had my first communion. At fourteen I made my confirmation and was initiated as a member of my church. About every three wee...
Emma.H.96 DIAMOND, Kalamazoo, Michigan
65 articles 0 photos 67 comments

Favorite Quote:
You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should've behaved better. -Anne Lamott, from Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life.


thebespectacledotter SILVER, Tappan, New York
7 articles 0 photos 6 comments
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By windii BRONZE
Camden, New Jersey
windii BRONZE, Camden, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
I'm a grenade. I just want to stay away from people and read books and think. .

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By VelanedeBeaute GOLD
Sialkot, Other
VelanedeBeaute GOLD, Sialkot, Other
11 articles 2 photos 27 comments

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I vow to shine, like a sapphire, some gem!<br /> I promise, not to whine, but smile till the end.<br /> The symphony of my life<br /> like a violin I will play, <br /> I would vouch, <br /> Vehement to my life I lay.

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By ___averylynn_____ SILVER
Waterford, Michigan
___averylynn_____ SILVER, Waterford, Michigan
7 articles 0 photos 33 comments

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Look closely at the present you are constructing. It should look like the future you are dreaming. - Alice Walker.<br /> What you wear is your billboard. So, what are you advertising?

Bakhtawar SILVER, Kota, Other
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By nprunner11 BRONZE
North Platte, Nebraska
nprunner11 BRONZE, North Platte, Nebraska
2 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one will go.&quot;<br /> &quot;Live life with no regrets&quot;

Isabel_Stonis BRONZE, Mount Kisco, New York
1 article 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you never CHASE your dream, You will never CATCH it.&quot;

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By throughhim21 SILVER
Independence, Virginia
throughhim21 SILVER, Independence, Virginia
5 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I write not for the sake of glory, not for the sake of fame, not for the sake of success, but for the sake of my soul.&quot; -Rachel Joy Scott