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By TrixLovegood PLATINUM
Lisboa, Other

I’ll miss everything. I’ll miss your touch, I’ll miss your looks, I’ll miss how I used to feel when I was with you, I’ll miss the way you used to say my name, I’ll miss the way you...
TrixLovegood PLATINUM, Lisboa, Other
25 articles 0 photos 12 comments

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


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By LivingInLiterature GOLD
Fairfield, Connecticut
LivingInLiterature GOLD, Fairfield, Connecticut
14 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
Why stop dreaming when you wake up?

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By kat2.0 SILVER
Sparrowbush, New York
kat2.0 SILVER, Sparrowbush, New York
5 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
life is short so go for it

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By M-star BRONZE
Kalamazoo, Michigan
M-star BRONZE, Kalamazoo, Michigan
4 articles 3 photos 39 comments

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&quot;Won&#039;t you come into the garden? I would like my roses to see you.&quot;- Richard Brinsley Sheridan

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By Violasaur GOLD
Hyde Park, New York
Violasaur GOLD, Hyde Park, New York
17 articles 2 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The warrior is not gauged by the force of his sword, but his ability to lay it down in peace.&quot;

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By Nikki11 BRONZE
Glandale, Arizona
Nikki11 BRONZE, Glandale, Arizona
2 articles 0 photos 6 comments
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xxbakerbabyxx DIAMOND, Coatesville, Pennsylvania
79 articles 0 photos 6 comments

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&quot;life will only controll youh if youh let it&quot;

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By Bella-Faye GOLD
Oxford, Massachusetts
Bella-Faye GOLD, Oxford, Massachusetts
11 articles 7 photos 20 comments

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&ldquo;There comes a time when you have to stand up and shout:<br /> This is me damn it! I look the way I look, think the way I think, feel the way I feel, love the way I love! I am a whole complex package. Take me... or leave me. Accept me - or walk away! Do not try to make me feel like less of a person, just because I don&#039;t fit your idea of who I should be and don&#039;t try to change me to fit your mold. If I need to change, I alone will make that decision.<br /> When you are strong enough to love yourself 100%, good and bad - you will be amazed at the opportunities that life presents you.&rdquo;