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By Anonymous

Crappy Chemicals You always hear adults saying how crappy teenage years were for them, because of all the hormonal crap. Any teen when hearing that would be saying, "Back away f...

TrixLovegood PLATINUM, Lisboa, Other
25 articles 0 photos 12 comments

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&ldquo;A room without books is like a body without a soul.&rdquo; <br /> ― Cicero

Joely Lorenzen BRONZE, Vista, California
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By RachelAndersen96 SILVER
Rolling Meadows, Illinois
RachelAndersen96 SILVER, Rolling Meadows, Illinois
6 articles 12 photos 17 comments

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You give up your childhood. You miss proms and games and high-school events, and people say it&#039;s awful... I say it was a good trade. You miss something but I think I gained more than I lost. Mary Lou Retton.<br /> <br /> Another quote by her: Each one of us ha&quot;Each one of us has a fire in our heart for something. It&#039;s our goal in life to find it and keep it lit.&quot;

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GleekGamer PLATINUM, Somerset, New Jersey
28 articles 1 photo 34 comments

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&quot;Friendship isn&#039;t always easy, but there&#039;s no doubt it&#039;s worth fighting for.&quot;

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By Jazzon BRONZE
Belgrade, Other
Jazzon BRONZE, Belgrade, Other
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By Noshabora GOLD
St. Cloud, Florida
Noshabora GOLD, St. Cloud, Florida
17 articles 78 photos 107 comments

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&quot;Poetry and art are when you take decades of thought and condense it into a nifty little portable carrying case that people can see and go &#039;Oooh, Ahh&#039;... and then forget about it. But what does it matter, so long as YOU remember it?&quot; ~ Bela

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By Anonymous
Super man SILVER, Noodle, Wisconsin
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