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By MissPeach GOLD
Cincinnati, Ohio

The sun rises and the sun sets. Nothing ever changes. The flowers grow and the flowers die. Nothing ever changes. The trees grow and the trees fall. Nothing ever changes. We are on...
MissPeach GOLD, Cincinnati, Ohio
10 articles 21 photos 2 comments

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God put the moon in the sky to remind us that our darkest moments will lead to our brightest


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Sharkbait SILVER, Grant Park, Illinois
8 articles 1 photo 40 comments

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&quot;Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.&quot;<br /> -Anne Frank

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By lstephen93 BRONZE
Richmond, Texas
lstephen93 BRONZE, Richmond, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By DevinQuin GOLD
Norwalk, Iowa
DevinQuin GOLD, Norwalk, Iowa
12 articles 8 photos 14 comments

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&quot;If it would be revealed or demonstrated that there is no future state (heaven), my advice to every man, woman, and child would be, as our existence would be in our own power, to take opium.&quot; - John Adams

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By Anonymous
SweetPolarBearHugs PLATINUM, New York, New York
27 articles 0 photos 75 comments

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&quot;All conflict in literature is, in its simplest form, a struggle between good and evil.&quot; - unknown author.<br /> &quot;All that we see or seem<br /> Is but a dream within a dream.&quot; - Edgar Allan Poe

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CeCeLovey BRONZE, Baker, Louisiana
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

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He who is without sin let them cast the first stone.

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By Anonymous
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vamika_s PLATINUM, Gaborone, Other
39 articles 0 photos 30 comments

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&quot;Colour my life with the chaos of trouble&quot;

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By Goldiloxx SILVER
Lauderhill, Florida
Goldiloxx SILVER, Lauderhill, Florida
7 articles 0 photos 5 comments

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Don&#039;t care about anything that doesn&#039;t care about you...PERIOD.