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By safiregiirl GOLD
Centerbrook, Connecticut

It began with a slender boarding pass, printed in fading ink, stuffed into the back pocket of my jeans. It maneuvered me through airport security and onto a flight headed for the C...
safiregiirl GOLD, Centerbrook, Connecticut
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.&quot;<br /> Kurt Cobain


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By mynameisfish BRONZE
Attica, New York
mynameisfish BRONZE, Attica, New York
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;I cherish my loss. It&#039;s a gentle reminder that life is unkind, even at the best of times.

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By connorm BRONZE
Santa Ana, California
connorm BRONZE, Santa Ana, California
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;There are 24 hours in the day...use every one of them&quot;

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By dmolesky55 BRONZE
Mayfield Hts, Ohio
dmolesky55 BRONZE, Mayfield Hts, Ohio
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By bpoulos BRONZE
Flushing, New York
bpoulos BRONZE, Flushing, New York
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By rosya2 BRONZE
Miami, Florida
rosya2 BRONZE, Miami, Florida
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By doyles2 BRONZE
Boston, Massachusetts
doyles2 BRONZE, Boston, Massachusetts
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By sgiard1 BRONZE
Whitinsville, Massachusetts
sgiard1 BRONZE, Whitinsville, Massachusetts
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By colie506 BRONZE
Sherman, Connecticut
colie506 BRONZE, Sherman, Connecticut
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;As we grow up,&nbsp;we learn that even the one person that wasn&#039;t supposed to ever let you down&nbsp;probably will.&nbsp;You will have your heart broken&nbsp;probably more than once&nbsp;and it&#039;s harder every time.&nbsp;You&#039;ll break hearts too,&nbsp;so remember how it felt when yours was broken.&nbsp;You&#039;ll fight with your best friend.&nbsp;You&#039;ll blame a new love for things an old one did.&nbsp;You&#039;ll cry because time is passing too fast&nbsp;and you&#039;ll eventually lose someone you love.&nbsp;So take too many pictures,&nbsp;laugh too much,&nbsp;and love like you have never been hurt&nbsp;because every sixty seconds you spend upset&nbsp;is a minute of happiness you&#039;ll never get back.&quot;