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By DarkAcey BRONZE
Overland Park, Kansas

It’s funny to think about life through the eyes of a child. What a woman sees as a ratty rag, a little girl sees as a blanket for her doll. What a man sees as an overgrown lawn, a...
DarkAcey BRONZE, Overland Park, Kansas
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By QuentinB BRONZE
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
QuentinB BRONZE, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
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By CatherineM SILVER
Bronx, New York
CatherineM SILVER, Bronx, New York
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By SwannS DIAMOND
Clifford Township, Pennsylvania
SwannS DIAMOND, Clifford Township, Pennsylvania
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"It is our memories that kill us." -In Memorium

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camocountrygirl GOLD, Hot Springs, Arkansas
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What goes around goes around!! The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot!!

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By yfzheng BRONZE
Pit, Pennsylvania
yfzheng BRONZE, Pit, Pennsylvania
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McCauliflower SILVER, Whitinsville, Massachusetts
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“There's nothing fundamentally wrong with people. Given a story to enact that puts them in accord with the world, they will live in accord with the world. But given a story to enact that puts them at odds with the world, as yours does, they will live at odds with the world. Given a story to enact in which they are the lords of the world, they will ACT like lords of the world. And, given a story to enact in which the world is a foe to be conquered, they will conquer it like a foe, and one day, inevitably, their foe will lie bleeding to death at their feet, as the world is now.”

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By Shortty1314 GOLD
Fox Lake, Illinois
Shortty1314 GOLD, Fox Lake, Illinois
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&quot;What, do you really think I was<br /> strong enough to handle it?<br /> If you did, then sweetie, you<br /> don&#039;t know me at all.<br /> These &quot;smiles&quot; are fake.<br /> Just another lie people bought.<br /> You will never know the disaster<br /> that&#039;s behind them.&quot; -Anonymous