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Nonfiction
By lockedcellardoor SILVER
Boise, Idaho

What the f*** was Ulysses about anyways. I opened the deep aquamarine and antiquated cover, and after reading the first page, I had only a flirtation with understanding it. The int...
lockedcellardoor SILVER, Boise, Idaho
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"What you hope for is that at some point of the pointless journey, indoors or out, and when you least expect it... so neatly that you never feel a thing, the kind assassin Sleep will draw a bead and blow your brains out." -Richard Wilbur


ash12 BRONZE, Oregon, Oregon
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
We must be the change, to change the world.

Nonfiction
By CoyoteHeart GOLD
Marietta, Georgia
CoyoteHeart GOLD, Marietta, Georgia
17 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You'll learn from them - if you want to. Just as someday, someone will learn something from you. It's a beautiful, reciprocal arrangement. And it isn't education. It's history. It's poetry." ~As said by Mr. Antolini, Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger

Nonfiction
By Andrea Witte SILVER
Anchorage, Alaska
Andrea Witte SILVER, Anchorage, Alaska
7 articles 2 photos 19 comments
Snikerdoodle PLATINUM, Leander, Texas
21 articles 2 photos 18 comments
Nonfiction
By Vespa PLATINUM
Portland, Oregon
Vespa PLATINUM, Portland, Oregon
21 articles 4 photos 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return. <br /> ~Leonardo Da Vinci

Nonfiction
By hyacinth24 PLATINUM
Dededo, Other
hyacinth24 PLATINUM, Dededo, Other
20 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams...&quot; - Eleanor Roosevelt

Nonfiction
By Katied BRONZE
Houston, Texas
Katied BRONZE, Houston, Texas
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;When you go in search of honey you must expect to be stung by bees.&rdquo; - Joseph Joubert

Nonfiction
By maddwriter BRONZE
Overland Park, Kansas
maddwriter BRONZE, Overland Park, Kansas
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment