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Nonfiction
By Brook_Dlin SILVER
Joplin, Missouri

People move on. Time goes on. The Earth spins on. Everything continues. Even in our darkest hours, even when our hearts are broken beyond virtual repair, even when our lives are in...
Brook_Dlin SILVER, Joplin, Missouri
6 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship him, then a mad man can put out the sun by writing the word 'darkness' on the walls of his cell"---C.S. Lewis


Nonfiction
By A.C.Worsham GOLD
Cocoa, Florida
A.C.Worsham GOLD, Cocoa, Florida
15 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We can&#039;t just slay the dragon with our bear hands!&quot;<br /> &quot;Yeah, we need gloves!&quot;<br /> -Spongebob

Nonfiction
By SimplyRachel PLATINUM
Charlotte, North Carolina
SimplyRachel PLATINUM, Charlotte, North Carolina
48 articles 6 photos 40 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery and today is a gift, that&#039;s why we call it the present.&quot;<br /> ~Unknown<br /> &quot;Things change, friends leave, and life doesn&#039;t stop for anybody.&quot;<br /> ~Stepgen Chbosky

Nonfiction
austinxciomax BRONZE, Arvada, Colorado
1 article 0 photos 17 comments
Nonfiction
By sparklequeen BRONZE
Chagrin Falls, Ohio
sparklequeen BRONZE, Chagrin Falls, Ohio
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, who never yawn or say a commonplace thing&quot; --jack kerouac

Nonfiction
By singergurl12 GOLD
Jacksonville, Florida
singergurl12 GOLD, Jacksonville, Florida
15 articles 0 photos 190 comments

Favorite Quote:
Fairy tales are true, not because they tell us dragons exist, but because they tell us dragons can be beaten.

Nonfiction
By TheEdgar PLATINUM
Fayetteville, North Carolina
TheEdgar PLATINUM, Fayetteville, North Carolina
22 articles 1 photo 29 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you are in need of forgetting something, make a note to remember it.&quot;

Nonfiction
By Navy_Baby011 GOLD
Lithonia, Georgia
Navy_Baby011 GOLD, Lithonia, Georgia
10 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;A woman can&#039;t teach a man how to be a man, he has to learn on his own&quot;<br /> &quot;A pupil who is truly ready, his teacher will appear before him&quot;

Nonfiction
By TheJust ELITE
Ellenton, Florida
TheJust ELITE, Ellenton, Florida
254 articles 202 photos 945 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I feel that a hero is somebody who will stand up for their values and what they believe in and that can take any form. People that have values and have thought them through rather than those who just do what they&rsquo;re told.&quot;-Skandar Keynes<br /> <br /> &quot;When it&rsquo;