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By Keilah GOLD
Eureka, Missouri

Mom fell in love with Dad because she thought he was exotic: mixed Norwegian-Swedish ancestry with toe-head blonde hair, blue eyes, and great surfer-bod. Dad fell in love with Mom...
Keilah GOLD, Eureka, Missouri
18 articles 10 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I used to have an open mind, but my brains kept falling out."


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By buddingauthor16 SILVER
Fairmount, Illinois
buddingauthor16 SILVER, Fairmount, Illinois
6 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
'Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.'

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By Zira333 PLATINUM
Rockville, Maryland
Zira333 PLATINUM, Rockville, Maryland
22 articles 10 photos 0 comments
Genna Scarano BRONZE, Brooklyn, New York
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By aphilly DIAMOND
St. Paul Park, Minnesota
aphilly DIAMOND, St. Paul Park, Minnesota
63 articles 0 photos 21 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Have you ever once in your life reached out to touch infinity?" -Ellen Hopkins

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By emmawu GOLD
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
emmawu GOLD, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
19 articles 1 photo 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
"God wrote life to be a comedy, but for some reason, none of his actors will go along with the script."

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By kersti.bayne GOLD
Freeport, Maine
kersti.bayne GOLD, Freeport, Maine
10 articles 1 photo 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"Life is like a box of chocolates."

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By dylanlalala GOLD
Colchester, Vermont
dylanlalala GOLD, Colchester, Vermont
18 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
"How vain is it to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live?" - Henry David Thoreau

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By lovealex513 SILVER
Gulfport, Mississippi
lovealex513 SILVER, Gulfport, Mississippi
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By Millifickle GOLD
Madison, Ohio
Millifickle GOLD, Madison, Ohio
11 articles 7 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> - Oscar Wilde -