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By pridej13 BRONZE
Quincy, Massachusetts

The door feels like it is a hundred miles away, and we are trolling through the arctic breaking through blocks and blocks of ice. Using an ice pick as we go, we are starved and cou...
pridej13 BRONZE, Quincy, Massachusetts
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By noahjp002 BRONZE
Millis, Massachusetts
noahjp002 BRONZE, Millis, Massachusetts
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By AriShine GOLD
Norcross, Georgia
AriShine GOLD, Norcross, Georgia
13 articles 0 photos 130 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Whatever you are, be a good one." -Abraham Lincoln

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By rots28 DIAMOND
East Hampton, Connecticut
rots28 DIAMOND, East Hampton, Connecticut
85 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Real love amounts to withholding the truth, even when you&#039;re offered the perfect opportunity to hurt someone&#039;s feelings.&quot; <br /> &mdash; David Sedaris (Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim)

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By ShadowLily SILVER
Somewhere, Other
ShadowLily SILVER, Somewhere, Other
7 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
Gustav Mahler: If a musician could say what he needed to say in words, he would not bother trying to say it in music.<br /> Bumper Sticker: Just because you are paranoid it does not mean they are not out to get you.

winterSNOWflake SILVER, Moore, Oklahoma
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;30 years from now, it won&#039;t matter what your hair looked like, the kind of clothes you had, or whether you had a boyfriend at the time. What will matter is the kind of friends you made, and the choices that got you here.&quot;

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By Karen Chee BRONZE
Foster City, California
Karen Chee BRONZE, Foster City, California
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By LillyBlue GOLD
Rochester, New Hampshire
LillyBlue GOLD, Rochester, New Hampshire
14 articles 3 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Yeah, I&#039;m the one with my feet on the ground. But I&#039;ve got long legs and I have to bend my knees to keep my head out of the clouds.&quot;

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By ThatOneWritingGirl PLATINUM
Greenwood Village, Colorado
ThatOneWritingGirl PLATINUM, Greenwood Village, Colorado
21 articles 0 photos 41 comments

Favorite Quote:
Don&#039;t tell me the sky&#039;s the limit when there are footprints on the moon.<br /> Love Always. :)<br /> When the tides of life turn against you and the current upsets your boat, don&#039;t waste time and tears on what might have been, just lie on your back and float.