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Opinion
By BarefootRebecca BRONZE
Johannesburg, Other

“Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale?” Sir Toby Belch, Twelfth Night, Act 2, Scene 3, lines 105-6 Once upon a time, to each and eve...
BarefootRebecca BRONZE, Johannesburg, Other
3 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I'm tired of being young but not feeling that way. No wonder Fun is so popular. They sing about something the youth don't have: youth."


Opinion
By Christine.Ahoussi SILVER
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Christine.Ahoussi SILVER, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life is too short to hold grudges, live, laugh and love and you will see all the joy life has installed for you!

Opinion
Bubbles MAG
By OneBlueFish SILVER
Verona, Wisconsin
OneBlueFish SILVER, Verona, Wisconsin
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The whole world is interesting as long as you're interested in it." (a friend)

Matt Arnason BRONZE, Edina, Minnesota
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
JT__17 SILVER, Clearwater, Florida
8 articles 0 photos 3 comments
Palrice8 PLATINUM, Lynn, Massachusetts
48 articles 4 photos 37 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Face the downs and be grateful for the ups." - David Archuleta

Opinion
By nat.a.lat GOLD
Manhattan, Kansas
nat.a.lat GOLD, Manhattan, Kansas
11 articles 13 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Perhaps I write for no one. Perhaps for the same person children are writing for when they scrawl their names in the snow.” - Margaret Atwood

Opinion
By Viridiana.Ramirez GOLD
Holland, Michigan
Viridiana.Ramirez GOLD, Holland, Michigan
15 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
You can always close a book, but you can never close the mind of a writer

Opinion
By leatherina GOLD
Sicklerville, New Jersey
leatherina GOLD, Sicklerville, New Jersey
19 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
“A hero is someone who rebels or seems to rebel against the facts of existence and seems to conquer them. Obviously that can only work at moments. It can't be a lasting thing. That's not saying that people shouldn't keep trying to rebel against the facts of existence. Someday, who knows, we might conquer death, disease and war.” -Jim Morrison

Michael Teasdale BRONZE, St.Louis, Missouri
1 article 0 photos 0 comments