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“You will never be good enough,” my grandmother used to tell me as she would sit me down for my weekly manners lesson. I was too much like my dad and she didn't like that. In...

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By demerynoelle SILVER
Fountain, Minnesota
demerynoelle SILVER, Fountain, Minnesota
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And those who were seen dancing were thought insane by those who could not hear the music.

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By britishheart1 GOLD
Milton, Massachusetts
britishheart1 GOLD, Milton, Massachusetts
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Christina Watts BRONZE, Columbus, Ohio
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By MissMarie PLATINUM
Fruitland Park, Florida
MissMarie PLATINUM, Fruitland Park, Florida
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"Love is just a word, until you find someone to give it definition"...

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By emides10 BRONZE
Palatine, Illinois
emides10 BRONZE, Palatine, Illinois
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Teagan_Josephson GOLD, Conifer, Colorado
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“Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.”

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arimynee BRONZE, Cleveland, Ohio
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"Enjoy the little things in life...one day you'll look back and realize they were the big things."

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maggie4651 GOLD, Nashotah, Wisconsin
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