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By Jahan BRONZE
Frederick, Maryland

When I was seven, I went to the gym four hours a day and six days a week. When asked at this age what I wanted to be when I grew up there was no question. I would say, “I want to b...
Jahan BRONZE, Frederick, Maryland
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By tina1234 BRONZE
Chester, New Jersey
tina1234 BRONZE, Chester, New Jersey
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By MNH3194 BRONZE
Farmingdale, New York
MNH3194 BRONZE, Farmingdale, New York
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you." -Ray Bradbury

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By Kasey Send BRONZE
Sussex, Wisconsin
Kasey Send BRONZE, Sussex, Wisconsin
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By kiLLaBLoke3 GOLD
Kegalle, Other
kiLLaBLoke3 GOLD, Kegalle, Other
13 articles 3 photos 113 comments

Favorite Quote:
Never worry if u have or had any bad, bitter experiences, because, that can be what made u perfect or better than how u were.

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By Jaritza Sostre BRONZE
Brooklyn, New York
Jaritza Sostre BRONZE, Brooklyn, New York
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By dontfallfornothing BRONZE
Waterbury, Connecticut
dontfallfornothing BRONZE, Waterbury, Connecticut
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glimpsesandflashes BRONZE, Orange, California
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Rock bottom is solid ground, and a dead-end street is just a place to turn around

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By Animefairy GOLD
Deep River, Connecticut
Animefairy GOLD, Deep River, Connecticut
18 articles 1 photo 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality." -Walt Disney

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By hello.peaches PLATINUM
Greenfield, Massachusetts
hello.peaches PLATINUM, Greenfield, Massachusetts
26 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
"i don't love you as if you were a rose of salt, topaz or arrow of carnations that propagate fire: i love you as one loves certain dark things, secretly, between the shadow and the soul."
-Pablo Neruda