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Nonfiction
By JoseP BRONZE
Levittown, Pennsylvania

I hear the honking of cars, the voices of angry drivers, the screech of tires against the hard broken black streets with the worn away white pain, the ticks as the traffic light ch...
JoseP BRONZE, Levittown, Pennsylvania
4 articles 1 photo 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If a man can't find happiness in his own home, he can't find it anywhere"


Nonfiction
Toni-Ann GOLD, London, Other
12 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
Live life to the fullest

Nonfiction
By ColorguardGirl SILVER
Effort, Pennsylvania
ColorguardGirl SILVER, Effort, Pennsylvania
6 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"As the eagle was killed by the arrow winged with his own feather, so the hand of the world is wounded by its' own skill." - Helen Keller

Nonfiction
By ColorguardGirl SILVER
Effort, Pennsylvania
ColorguardGirl SILVER, Effort, Pennsylvania
6 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"As the eagle was killed by the arrow winged with his own feather, so the hand of the world is wounded by its' own skill." - Helen Keller

Nonfiction
By clairexaudrey PLATINUM
Bethel, Connecticut
clairexaudrey PLATINUM, Bethel, Connecticut
41 articles 3 photos 73 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.&quot;<br /> -Elizabeth Kubler Ross

Nonfiction
By ReneetheGreat PLATINUM
Castle Rock, Colorado
ReneetheGreat PLATINUM, Castle Rock, Colorado
28 articles 3 photos 85 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Strength does not come from physical capacity, but from an indomitable will.&quot;

Nonfiction
MelanieO PLATINUM, Lawrence, Kansas
20 articles 12 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today, and make a new ending.&quot;

Nonfiction
By Anonymous
kimberlyjohnston BRONZE, Marathon, Ohio
1 article 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Be the change you want to see in the world. Gandhi

Nonfiction
By Kristine Cortes BRONZE
Congers, New York
Kristine Cortes BRONZE, Congers, New York
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments