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By pinksalt SILVER
Boulder, Colorado

The modern young mind has developed an affinity for sadness. Teenagers will openly have conversations about self harm and suicidal thoughts, as if they're just discussing a ne...
pinksalt SILVER, Boulder, Colorado
7 articles 2 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Here we are, Mr. Pilgrim, caught in the amber of this moment, there is no &#039;why&#039;&quot;<br /> - Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse- Five


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By kmeep GOLD
Woodbury, New Jersey
kmeep GOLD, Woodbury, New Jersey
17 articles 2 photos 62 comments

Favorite Quote:
If you can&#039;t laugh at yourself, laugh at other people.<br /> -Tim Hawkins

Kisses-A BRONZE, Redondo Beach, California
3 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
And in that moment, I swear, we were infinite.

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By CierraLuna BRONZE
Los Angeles, California
CierraLuna BRONZE, Los Angeles, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By EmmaBu BRONZE
Franklin, Tennessee
EmmaBu BRONZE, Franklin, Tennessee
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By emilysolegit BRONZE
Rancho Cordova, California
emilysolegit BRONZE, Rancho Cordova, California
4 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;My thoughts are stars I cannot fathom into constellations.&quot; -John Green

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By JakeHarp BRONZE
Rancho Cordova, California
JakeHarp BRONZE, Rancho Cordova, California
1 article 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Don&#039;t believe in God, believe in yourself.

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By doriel BRONZE
West Hartford, Connecticut
doriel BRONZE, West Hartford, Connecticut
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Life loves the liver of it."- Maya Angelou

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By WingsForLily PLATINUM
Columbia, Kentucky
WingsForLily PLATINUM, Columbia, Kentucky
29 articles 6 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
Think of how boring the world would be if we were all normal

KingForADay97 SILVER, Waco, Texas
5 articles 1 photo 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.<br /> ~Friedrich Nietzsche