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By BookFan BRONZE
New York, New York

Several days ago, I read some interesting expression. It was nearly about "It all starts from a choice". I stopped reading it and then I realized that I completely agree...
BookFan BRONZE, New York, New York
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"Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated. For these there is hope. They are the elect to whom beautiful things mean only beauty" .
"We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he does not admire it. The only excuse for making a useless thing is that one admires it intensely".
"Conscience and cowardice are really the same things. Conscience is the trade-name of the firm. That is all."
Oscar Wilde: The Picture of Dorian Gray


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By missca1229 GOLD
North Tonawanda, New York
missca1229 GOLD, North Tonawanda, New York
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Life makes my heart sing

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gracefulwaters SILVER, Paris, Other
8 articles 1 photo 16 comments

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- Begin doing what you want to do now. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand ... and melting like a snowflake. -- Ray
- Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. -- Chekhov

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By WiscoSurf SILVER
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
WiscoSurf SILVER, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
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By Dvita BRONZE
Muscat, Other
Dvita BRONZE, Muscat, Other
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

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"we give too many people the power to lower our vibrations; stay true to your own frequency."

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

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"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 fanfan BRONZE
Gaithersburg, Maryland
fanfan BRONZE, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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ElaM ELITE, Surrey, Columbia
319 articles 27 photos 119 comments

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“I was ashamed of myself when I realized life was a costume party; and I attended with my real face.” ~Franz Kafka

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By Jazzy_lover PLATINUM
Kirkland, Washington
Jazzy_lover PLATINUM, Kirkland, Washington
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"The most important parties to attend are the ones you're not invited to." -Blair Waldorf, Gossip Girl

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By AnnoyingMsBrown BRONZE
Ann Arbor, Michigan
AnnoyingMsBrown BRONZE, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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