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By Anonymous

Dear Who Ever Cares, Hi.This is a girl in the 'deeps of despiar' as my teacher would call it. Why am I like this you ask? I'm like this because I have friends. Well, people w...

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AHandfulOfDust BRONZE, San Antonio, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
Reading is one form of escape. Running for your life is another.<br /> ~Lemony Snicket

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By VirQJiang115 SILVER
Princeton Junction, New Jersey
VirQJiang115 SILVER, Princeton Junction, New Jersey
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&quot;There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old&#039;s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs.&quot;[

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By jake krause GOLD
Hartland, Wisconsin
jake krause GOLD, Hartland, Wisconsin
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FOOLHARDYMAN887 BRONZE, South Dayton, New York
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By Just_Jill GOLD
Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia
Just_Jill GOLD, Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia
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Courage is not a lack of fear, it is acting despite the fear.

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MadeleineS. BRONZE, New Orleans, Louisiana
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