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By Writedancelove&live GOLD
Redding, California

Hannah. In Hebrew it means ‘grace.’ I love dancing, so maybe this name was meant for me. Sometimes I don’t think so, but it’s never a big deal. I wasn’t named after anyone, just a...
Writedancelove&live GOLD, Redding, California
12 articles 2 photos 66 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.&quot;<br /> &quot;Karen: If you&#039;re from Africa why are you white? Gretchen: Omg Karen, you can&#039;t just ask people why they&#039;re white.&quot;


#2672 Nonfiction
By Anonymous
#2673 Nonfiction
By fountainpen GOLD
Huntington Beach, California
fountainpen GOLD, Huntington Beach, California
11 articles 1 photo 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Don&#039;t tell anybody anything&mdash;If you do, you&#039;ll start missing everybody.&quot;<br /> &mdash;J.D. Salinger<br /> <br /> &ldquo;I like people and I like them to like me, but I wear my heart where God put it, on the inside.&rdquo;<br /> &mdash;F. Scott Fitzgerald

#2674 Nonfiction
By Taelore23 SILVER
Cedar Raids, Iowa
Taelore23 SILVER, Cedar Raids, Iowa
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#2675 Nonfiction
By Anonymous
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By Nati29 SILVER
Buenos Aires, Other
Nati29 SILVER, Buenos Aires, Other
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#2677 Nonfiction
By 247248 BRONZE
Madison, Wisconsin
247248 BRONZE, Madison, Wisconsin
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Time present and time past<br /> Are both perhaps present in time future<br /> And time future contained in time past<br /> If all time is eternally present<br /> All time is unredeemable<br /> What might have been is an abstraction<br /> Remaining a perpetual possibility<br /> Only in a world of speculation<br /> What might have been and what has been<br /> Point to one end, which is always present<br /> Footfalls echo in the memory<br /> Down the passage which we did not take<br /> Towards the door we never opened<br /> Into the rose-garden

#2678 Nonfiction
By istillaint BRONZE
Manchester, Missouri
istillaint BRONZE, Manchester, Missouri
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By Ivery Elder BRONZE
Olney, Illinois
Ivery Elder BRONZE, Olney, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By Wespoochin BRONZE
Overland Park, Kansas
Wespoochin BRONZE, Overland Park, Kansas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Never let the truth ruin a good story.