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Nonfiction
By Setpatarc SILVER
Mooresville, North Carolina

Floated. Drifted. Snuck. Lied, cheated, manipulated. I’ve done it all. I’ve been the fly on the wall and the vault of secrets. I’ve done whatever it took to break in to every socia...
Setpatarc SILVER, Mooresville, North Carolina
5 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Good and Bad are but names very readily transferable to that or this; the only right is what is after my constitution, the only wrong what is against it." -Ralph Waldo Emerson


Nonfiction
By Becks4 SILVER
Canaan, Vermont
Becks4 SILVER, Canaan, Vermont
9 articles 5 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"LIfe moves pretty fast. If you dont stop and look around every once in a while, you might miss it."

Nonfiction
By Jess1486 BRONZE
Saint Joseph, Missouri
Jess1486 BRONZE, Saint Joseph, Missouri
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You don't need to change for anyone. Just be yourself."

Nonfiction
By greenbean_94 SILVER
Somerville, Tennessee
greenbean_94 SILVER, Somerville, Tennessee
7 articles 0 photos 23 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Life's not about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain."

Nonfiction
By WhatChair BRONZE
Springfield, Virginia
WhatChair BRONZE, Springfield, Virginia
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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)