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By Kestrel135 PLATINUM
Waterford, Connecticut

You were always there. On day one, you cradled me in your arms and thanked Mom for the gift that was your new little sister. You were the voice slipping me stories when language...
Kestrel135 PLATINUM, Waterford, Connecticut
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"Respect existence or expect resistance"


Raneem SILVER, Riyadh, Other
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rcoffey1015 BRONZE, Wyckoff, New Jersey
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By kailee313 GOLD
Havelock, Other
kailee313 GOLD, Havelock, Other
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TheNovaClytie PLATINUM, Woodhaven, Michigan
30 articles 0 photos 63 comments

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If I could run away from my problems, I&#039;d probably get lost, and then new problems would find me.<br /> ~Shelby Seeley

..E.. GOLD, Marietta, Georgia
19 articles 0 photos 15 comments

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&quot;everything you do is insignificant, but it is important that you do them&quot;

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meowitselizabeth PLATINUM, Fletcher, North Carolina
21 articles 0 photos 9 comments

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Don&#039;t be delicate; be vast and brilliant.

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By FoodSamples BRONZE
Phoenix, Arizona
FoodSamples BRONZE, Phoenix, Arizona
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&quot;Sometimes it takes sadness to know happiness, noise to appreciate silence, and absence to value presence.&quot;