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By KrisQueQuoi GOLD
Santa Rosa, California

When asked why she named me Kristen, my mother will usually say that she “likes the E-N. It sounds like a strong person’s name, and a strong woman’s name.” I’m sure she didn’t pick...
KrisQueQuoi GOLD, Santa Rosa, California
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"Live the life you've imagined." Thoreau


tracytez_ SILVER, -, Other
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Can you remember who you were before the world telling you whom you should be?

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Ashley Emanuel BRONZE, Valdosta, Georgia
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By CynicalQuixote GOLD
Waxhaw, North Carolina
CynicalQuixote GOLD, Waxhaw, North Carolina
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&quot;Too much sanity may be madness. And maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.&rdquo; <br /> ― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don Quixote<br /> &quot;If we don&#039;t fix the world, I believe it becomes our fault.&quot;-Tsarina

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By yaboykade PLATINUM
New Carlisle, Indiana
yaboykade PLATINUM, New Carlisle, Indiana
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&quot;You may say that I&#039;m a dreamer, but I&#039;m not the only one.&quot; --John Lennon

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By Silvia BRONZE
Galesburg, Illinois
Silvia BRONZE, Galesburg, Illinois
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By azacious SILVER
Keedysville, Maryland
azacious SILVER, Keedysville, Maryland
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&quot;Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication&quot; - Leonardo Da Vinci