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By fresno8kitty BRONZE
Portland, Oregon

        The year was 2012, and I was a 7 year old, careless, but organized kid. I lived in a town with about 2,000 people; I loved it there, and I never really...
fresno8kitty BRONZE, Portland, Oregon
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

#972 Nonfiction
By WolfKeller SILVER
Castaic, California
WolfKeller SILVER, Castaic, California
8 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
To say &#039;I love you&#039; one must first be able to say the &#039;I.&#039;<br /> Ayn Rand

Abirdwithoutwings PLATINUM, Medford, Oregon
31 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
When you long with all your heart for someone to love you, a madness grows there that shakes all sense from the trees and the water and the earth. And nothing lives for you, except the long deep bitter want. And this is what everyone feels from birth to death.

#974 Nonfiction
By Trinityja BRONZE
Sterling Forest, New York
Trinityja BRONZE, Sterling Forest, New York
1 article 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
I must be a mermaid. I have no fear of depths and a great fear of shallow living.<br /> &mdash;Anais Nin

Poppy_Teen BRONZE, Tigard, Oregon
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#976 Nonfiction
Mexico123456 SILVER, Sacramento, California
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Wake up to reality! Nothing ever goes as planned in this world. The longer you live, the more you realize that in this reality, only pain, suffering, and futility exist."

#977 Nonfiction
By Anonymous
#978 Nonfiction
soccergurlj14 BRONZE, Fairfield, Connecticut
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By armygirl22 GOLD
Brandon, Florida
armygirl22 GOLD, Brandon, Florida
13 articles 1 photo 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
i finally understand what true love really means. love means that you care for another person&#039;s happiness more than your own, no matter how painful the choices you face might be.

#980 Nonfiction
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