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Nonfiction
By ClaireM. ELITE
Albany, New York

I did not begin writing on purpose. It all started as a complete fluke, a glorious accident. When I went to a local coffeehouse one summer afternoon, I meant to bring a book...
ClaireM. ELITE, Albany, New York
109 articles 14 photos 33 comments

Nonfiction
By wanderlustt SILVER
Spotswood, New Jersey
wanderlustt SILVER, Spotswood, New Jersey
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"What is the meaning of life? Other people." - John Green

Nonfiction
By jasso GOLD
Damascus, Other
jasso GOLD, Damascus, Other
16 articles 10 photos 68 comments

Favorite Quote:
courge dose not always roar, Sometimes courge is a quiet voice at the end of the day saying : i will try again tomorrow

Nonfiction
By musiclovewriting PLATINUM
Harrodsburg, Kentucky
musiclovewriting PLATINUM, Harrodsburg, Kentucky
27 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"music says the things were afraid to say aloud"

Allison321 BRONZE, Monroe, Louisiana
3 articles 7 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities. -Dr. Seuss

Nonfiction
By iheartsoonkyu SILVER
North Bend, Washington
iheartsoonkyu SILVER, North Bend, Washington
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Oh, how wrong we were to think that immortality meant never dying.--My Chemical Romance

Nonfiction
By iheartsoonkyu SILVER
North Bend, Washington
iheartsoonkyu SILVER, North Bend, Washington
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Oh, how wrong we were to think that immortality meant never dying.--My Chemical Romance

Nonfiction
By Patzy SILVER
Bayamón, Other
Patzy SILVER, Bayamón, Other
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Maybe our favorite quotations say more about us than the stories and people we&#039;re quoting.&rdquo; <br /> ― John Green

Nonfiction
By CassieThompson SILVER
Mesa, Arizona
CassieThompson SILVER, Mesa, Arizona
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Only 2 things are limitless: the universe and human stupidity, and I&#039;m not too sure about the former.<br /> -Albert Einstein

thewolfinsheepscloth PLATINUM, New York, New York
34 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
People are like stained-glass windows.<br /> They sparkle and shine when the sun is out,<br /> but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed<br /> only if there is a light from within.