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Nonfiction
By LyddieD723 GOLD
Cary, North Carolina

Once I discovered that I was a more word oriented person than that of numbers, I accepted writing as a way to express myself. Many small things have influenced who I am as a writer...
LyddieD723 GOLD, Cary, North Carolina
15 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"There comes a time in life when you have to let go of the pointless drama. Surround yourself with people who make you laugh so hard you forget the bad and focus solely on the good. After all, life is too short to be anything but happy."


jordan17 BRONZE, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Life is too short to worry about the little things."

Nonfiction
By LyddieD723 GOLD
Cary, North Carolina
LyddieD723 GOLD, Cary, North Carolina
15 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"There comes a time in life when you have to let go of the pointless drama. Surround yourself with people who make you laugh so hard you forget the bad and focus solely on the good. After all, life is too short to be anything but happy."

Nonfiction
By Anonymous
Nonfiction
By Chiko354 BRONZE
Pardo, Other
Chiko354 BRONZE, Pardo, Other
2 articles 3 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul. <br /> (Judy Garland)

Nonfiction
By dolfinsfan SILVER
Gardnerville, Nevada
dolfinsfan SILVER, Gardnerville, Nevada
8 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;&#039;The real geniuses are artists.&#039;&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> - Alaska in John Green&#039;s &quot;Looking For Alaska&quot;<br /> &quot;Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.&quot; <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> - M. Kathleen Casey

Nourab SILVER, Burke, Virginia
5 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;What I&rsquo;ve learned is not to change who you are, because eventually you&rsquo;re going to run out of new things to become.

Nonfiction
By satines SILVER
Las Vegas, Nevada
satines SILVER, Las Vegas, Nevada
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Never be Nobody, there are too many reasons to be Somebody in your life

Nonfiction
By MelaniePaige BRONZE
San Diego, California
MelaniePaige BRONZE, San Diego, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Little by little time goes by, short if you sing, long if you sigh. Note by note life&#039;s music plays on, songs ever changing, but never gone.&quot;

Nonfiction
By KateLA GOLD
Everett, Washington
KateLA GOLD, Everett, Washington
11 articles 20 photos 194 comments

Favorite Quote:
Don&rsquo;t you find it Funny that after Monday(M) and Tuesday(T), the rest of the week says WTF?<br /> -Unknown