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Nonfiction
By punkr0cker365 ELITE
Bedford, New York

I keep seeing myself in the back of his car. How he would be nice and then say those mean things and then kick me out. Then ask me to come back days later. But that never satisfied...
punkr0cker365 ELITE, Bedford, New York
100 articles 2 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&#039;d rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.&quot;<br /> Kurt Cobain


Nonfiction
RashidaWrites GOLD, Somewhere, Iowa
17 articles 1 photo 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Nothing Gold Can Stay&quot; (Robert Frost), &quot;For when dreams go. Life is a barren field. Frozen with snow&quot; (Langston Hughes).

Nonfiction
HelloCerberus BRONZE, Winchester, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;I must say a word about fear. It is life\&#039;s only true opponent. Only fear can defeat life. It is a clever, treacherous adversary, how well I know. It has no decency, respects no law or convention, shows no mercy. It goes for your weakest spot, which it finds with unerring ease. It begins in your mind, always. One moment you are feeling calm, self-possessed, happy. Then fear, disguised in the garb of mild-mannered doubt, slips into your mind like a spy.&rdquo;

Nonfiction
By lanaC SILVER
Clutchin, Connecticut
lanaC SILVER, Clutchin, Connecticut
5 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Writing cannot be critiqued by others, for it is expression of the self; an outsider can only reflect upon it&quot;.

Nonfiction
By lanaC SILVER
Clutchin, Connecticut
lanaC SILVER, Clutchin, Connecticut
5 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Writing cannot be critiqued by others, for it is expression of the self; an outsider can only reflect upon it&quot;.

Nonfiction
By ljennings94 BRONZE
Waxhaw, North Carolina
ljennings94 BRONZE, Waxhaw, North Carolina
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
ZohaBahir BRONZE, Karachi, Other
3 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
Even blood of blood seem to strike no resemblance until the hands and heart are locked up in stiff chains of adversity.

Nonfiction
By Vaccine BRONZE
Brandon, Mississippi
Vaccine BRONZE, Brandon, Mississippi
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
I told you I was trouble, you know I&#039;m no good --Amy Winehouse

futureDgirl BRONZE, Ocilla, Georgia
4 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
Three can keep a secret, if one of them is dead.<br /> <br /> -Benjamin Franklin

Nonfiction
By Gabby444 GOLD
Cannon Falls, Minnesota
Gabby444 GOLD, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
10 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Some people try to tell you that you can&#039;t, I say watch me! - Unknown<br /> Life sucks, then you die. - Stephenie Meyer&#039;s book Breaking Dawn