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Nonfiction
By bunbunthegerman SILVER
Islip Terrace, New York

I look out my window and see trees and darkness. It's windy tonight and the old swings in the backyard sway slowly and in sync. They've been abandoned. My eyes drift upwa...
bunbunthegerman SILVER, Islip Terrace, New York
6 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life is the school, Love, is the lesson


Nonfiction
By pampalooga PLATINUM
Natick, Massachusetts
pampalooga PLATINUM, Natick, Massachusetts
30 articles 0 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
"We all can't be heroes. Somebody has to sit on the sides and clap as they go by." "In the end, they're just more words."

Nonfiction
By Physics981 PLATINUM
York, Pennsylvania
Physics981 PLATINUM, York, Pennsylvania
38 articles 1 photo 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
Failures help one grow as a person.

Nonfiction
By Physics981 PLATINUM
York, Pennsylvania
Physics981 PLATINUM, York, Pennsylvania
38 articles 1 photo 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
Failures help one grow as a person.

Tweedilydum BRONZE, Leander, Texas
1 article 24 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Be who you are and say what you feel, cause those who mind don&#039;t matter, and those who matter, don&#039;t mind&quot;......Dr. Seuss <br /> &quot;All of us are crazy in one good way or another&quot;....Yiddish saying<br /> &quot;What happens is not as important as how you react to it&quot;

Nonfiction
By Clarebear101 PLATINUM
Bellbrook, Ohio
Clarebear101 PLATINUM, Bellbrook, Ohio
23 articles 31 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Nothing we can do can change the past, everything we do can change the future&quot;<br /> &quot;raindrops are like fairy whispers&quot;<br /> &quot;life is not about finding yourself it is about creating yourself&quot;

Nonfiction
By Clarebear101 PLATINUM
Bellbrook, Ohio
Clarebear101 PLATINUM, Bellbrook, Ohio
23 articles 31 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Nothing we can do can change the past, everything we do can change the future&quot;<br /> &quot;raindrops are like fairy whispers&quot;<br /> &quot;life is not about finding yourself it is about creating yourself&quot;

Nonfiction
By Kal-el SILVER
San Antonio, Texas
Kal-el SILVER, San Antonio, Texas
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Experience... The end finds it wasted on dead men.<br /> -Og Mandino-

Nonfiction
By halez96 SILVER
North Augusta, South Carolina
halez96 SILVER, North Augusta, South Carolina
7 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The greatest thing you&#039;ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.&quot; -Moulin Rouge

Nonfiction
By gigglegirl BRONZE
Alpharetta, Georgia
gigglegirl BRONZE, Alpharetta, Georgia
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Harsh words hurt feelings but silence breaks hearts.