Juli: “I’m crazy, I’m nuts. Just the way my brain works. I’m not normal, I think differently.” —Justin Bieber
Sarah: “Sometimes you have to work a little, so you can ball a lot.” —Tom Haverford, Parks & Recreation
Luwam: “I own a shirt that says Obama got Osama.”
Jaden: “The refugee application papers don’t tell you how much shit you have to deal with after getting away from the bullshit you left.”
Tula: “My baristas appreciate me more than my schoolmates.”
Alex: “I like to live fast and party hard. #rideordie”
Ann: “I’m sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody.” —J.D. Salinger, Franny and Zooey
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one of all briana I love you and these r so nice and I really like that one of Sarah so much?? these colors r so nice and it’s also so odd (not that odd) that u know a Luwam bc I KNOW A LUWAM TOO!!! also shoutout 2 Tula bc I feel u grl n I know what u mean. these colors r bomb af too n I wonder does SoCal just have like a glow everywhere bc there r always so many pretty colors coming out of there?? my point is these colors r 100
beautiful! also i will resonate with this franny glass quote until the end of my life
i love it <3