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Nonfiction
By chloekarina SILVER
Miramar, Florida

I was a  moralist and overachiever at heart.  I did everything I could to save myself, which was so futile and foolish of me.  It is breathtaking to realize that God would choo...
chloekarina SILVER, Miramar, Florida
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"'For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but My steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed' says the Lord who has compassion on you." Isaiah 54:10


Nonfiction
By LittleGirlKid GOLD
Sugar Hill, Georgia
LittleGirlKid GOLD, Sugar Hill, Georgia
15 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You are unique, just like everybody else.&quot; - Unknown<br /> <br /> &quot;Success is liking yourself, liking what you do and liking how you do it&quot; - Maya Angelou

Nonfiction
By VM709 DIAMOND
Ormond Beach, Florida
VM709 DIAMOND, Ormond Beach, Florida
72 articles 7 photos 25 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot; I will never be what you want from me &quot;

Nonfiction
By tnvictoria SILVER
Scotch Plains, New Jersey
tnvictoria SILVER, Scotch Plains, New Jersey
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;A man can be destroyed but not defeated.&quot;<br /> -Ernest Hemingway

Nonfiction
By Lolo_Musician13 GOLD
Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Lolo_Musician13 GOLD, Glen Ellyn, Illinois
17 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Color outside the lines.&quot;

Nonfiction
valkyrie12310 SILVER, Fort Worth, Texas
7 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
“I guess it’s true what they say," observed Jace. "There are no straight men in the trenches."<br /> "That’s atheists, jackass," said Simon furiously. "There are no atheists in the trenches.” -Cassandra Clare

Nonfiction
By emahoney BRONZE
Providence, Rhode Island
emahoney BRONZE, Providence, Rhode Island
3 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Never regret anything because at one point it was exactly what you wanted.&quot;

Nonfiction
By WillowyWishes BRONZE
North Logan, Utah
WillowyWishes BRONZE, North Logan, Utah
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life isn&#039;t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.&quot;<br /> --George Bernard Shaw

Nonfiction
By cylandarroll BRONZE
Walnut Creek, California
cylandarroll BRONZE, Walnut Creek, California
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Truth is, if it ain&#039;t real I don&#039;t feel it if it don&#039;t hit my spirit I don&#039;t get near it.&quot; - Joey Bada$$

Nonfiction
By Evyfan111 DIAMOND
Castle Pines North, Colorado
Evyfan111 DIAMOND, Castle Pines North, Colorado
64 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Writing eases my suffering. It&#039;s my soul&#039;s medicine. I write when I hurt. I write what I fear. Writing is my form of personal freedom. I write to save myself. I write to survive as an individual.&quot;<br /> ~Amor Magner