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Nonfiction
By ForeverFelix PLATINUM
Catasauqua, Pennsylvania

Switchfoot says, “Hold fast to the break of daylight, the shadow proves the sunshine.” The only problem is, I still have to deal with the shadows. The only problem is, this isn’t...
ForeverFelix PLATINUM, Catasauqua, Pennsylvania
30 articles 2 photos 207 comments

Favorite Quote:
Daydreams can be worse than nightmares, but that never stops me.


Nonfiction
By AsIAm PLATINUM
Somewhere, North Carolina
AsIAm PLATINUM, Somewhere, North Carolina
48 articles 3 photos 606 comments

Favorite Quote:
"According to some, heroic deaths are admirable things. (Generally those who don't have to do it. Politicians and writers spring to mind.) I've never been convinced by this argument, mainly because, no matter how cool, stylish, composed, unflappable, manly, or defiant you are, at the end of the day you're also dead. Which is a little too permanent for my liking." — Jonathan Stroud (Ptolemy's Gate)

Nonfiction
By SummerN BRONZE
Ardmore, Oklahoma
SummerN BRONZE, Ardmore, Oklahoma
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Don't count your time; Make your time count!

Nonfiction
By EcoMarioMarra SILVER
Minnetonka, Minnesota
EcoMarioMarra SILVER, Minnetonka, Minnesota
6 articles 3 photos 3 comments
Nonfiction
By skurth9029 BRONZE
Peoria, Arizona
skurth9029 BRONZE, Peoria, Arizona
1 article 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.”-Maria Robinson

Nonfiction
By HeyJulie BRONZE
Phoenix, Arizona
HeyJulie BRONZE, Phoenix, Arizona
1 article 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." -Edgar Allan Poe

Nonfiction
By AlyssaAnn BRONZE
State College, Pennsylvania
AlyssaAnn BRONZE, State College, Pennsylvania
3 articles 1 photo 3 comments
Nonfiction
By ElizannChan BRONZE
Glendale, Arizona
ElizannChan BRONZE, Glendale, Arizona
1 article 1 photo 2 comments
HashtagWinning GOLD, Knoxville, Tennessee
13 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Hello Sweetie."

Nonfiction
By forrestsp GOLD
Cordova, Tennessee
forrestsp GOLD, Cordova, Tennessee
16 articles 0 photos 0 comments