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By Lolo_Musician13 GOLD
Glen Ellyn, Illinois

I was sitting in the car, listening to the usual Top 40 Pop music station an humming along to Ellie Goulding and Taylor Swift and whatever was popular back then, while my mom sat...
Lolo_Musician13 GOLD, Glen Ellyn, Illinois
17 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Color outside the lines."


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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

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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

Nonfiction
By Insight_Butterfly BRONZE
Madison, Wisconsin
Insight_Butterfly BRONZE, Madison, Wisconsin
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Hell is empty and all the devils are here.<br /> William Shakespeare

Nonfiction
By Gemini01 SILVER
Charlotte, North Carolina
Gemini01 SILVER, Charlotte, North Carolina
8 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
The heart is the same as heaven and earth

Nonfiction
Bright-And-Beautiful BRONZE, Monrovia, California
2 articles 1 photo 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Try to be a rainbow in someone&#039;s cloud.&quot;<br /> -Maya Angelou

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By Catgaerditz BRONZE
La Plata, Missouri
Catgaerditz BRONZE, La Plata, Missouri
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments