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By GG_LeBode PLATINUM
Brooklyn, New York

Society today, even after countless LGBTQ gatherings and slutwalks and interfaith meetups, still tries to put people into boxes. It is true that there are now more boxes that are...
GG_LeBode PLATINUM, Brooklyn, New York
26 articles 0 photos 18 comments

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By ScarlettJ. DIAMOND
West Newton, Pennsylvania
ScarlettJ. DIAMOND, West Newton, Pennsylvania
92 articles 0 photos 88 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You are only confined by the walls you build around yourself." "Follow your heart, but take your brain with you." "You were born to be real, not to be perfect."

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By Insane2001 SILVER
Plainsboro, New Jersey
Insane2001 SILVER, Plainsboro, New Jersey
8 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
I found myself looking around me at hollow faces, and wondering if this is it, if every heart on this earth has been stained. But then, when I look into our hearts, I see we're all like candles with beauty inside, masked behind wax, hardened by the pain we all must face. But when one of us begins to burn with compassion, our fragrance fills the air, and we unconsciously ignite others around us. I find that the wax melts, and that is our core, our beauty, our light that remains. Slowly we'll burn one by one, till the day we reach the end of our sticks and we're all burning with compassion. So maybe we all have to be set alight.- Percy Jackson, Wolf's Law Chapter 23.

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By Anonymous
pottervian GOLD, Brooklyn, New York
10 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By jhaparis13 SILVER
Ruffin, North Carolina
jhaparis13 SILVER, Ruffin, North Carolina
8 articles 7 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Don't get my personality and my attitude mixed up. My personality is me. My attitude depends on you.

#13897 Hot Topics
Jacob2015 GOLD, Pewaukee, Wisconsin
18 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"Writing means sharing. It's part of the human condition to want to share things - thoughts, ideas, opinions." Paulo Coelho

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By Leslow BRONZE
Thornton, Colorado
Leslow BRONZE, Thornton, Colorado
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By glunarworld BRONZE
Palm Desert, California
glunarworld BRONZE, Palm Desert, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I go to seek a great perhaps." -John Green

#13900 Hot Topics
By nutmeg212 GOLD
Coventry, Rhode Island
nutmeg212 GOLD, Coventry, Rhode Island
11 articles 0 photos 63 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Don't worry about it." -V.Z.