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By Cavatica_Hawthorne BRONZE
Cedar Park, Texas

I hadn't known him. I hadn't even spoken to him since freshman year. It was my health class and he had turned in his seat and asked if he could copy off of my homework. I...
Cavatica_Hawthorne BRONZE, Cedar Park, Texas
3 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"What makes a man a man? A friend of mine once wondered. Is it his origins? The way he comes to life? I don't think so. It's the choices he makes. Not how he starts things, but how he decides to end them." - Hellboy Movie


Schmidty6868 BRONZE, Freeland, Michigan
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#22433 Nonfiction
By bogeycoco SILVER
Santa Barbara, California
bogeycoco SILVER, Santa Barbara, California
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.&rdquo; <br /> ― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice<br /> <br /> &ldquo;I hope she&#039;ll be a fool -- that&#039;s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.&rdquo; <br /> ― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby<br /> <br /> &ldquo;Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt.&rdquo;<br /> &mdash;Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five

#22434 Nonfiction
By ThomasM65 BRONZE
Plymouth, Massachusetts
ThomasM65 BRONZE, Plymouth, Massachusetts
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#22435 Nonfiction
By Jackie Spillius SILVER
Pewaukee, Wisconsin
Jackie Spillius SILVER, Pewaukee, Wisconsin
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#22436 Nonfiction
By SimoneD SILVER
Lithonia, Georgia
SimoneD SILVER, Lithonia, Georgia
5 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Sometimes when things are falling apart, they may actually be falling into place.&quot;

#22437 Nonfiction
By broooke BRONZE
Grand Rapids, Michigan
broooke BRONZE, Grand Rapids, Michigan
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#22438 Nonfiction
By dani.louise SILVER
The Woodlands, Texas
dani.louise SILVER, The Woodlands, Texas
6 articles 11 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
It is the things in life we cannot see that last.

#22439 Nonfiction
By Celina Farin BRONZE
Franklin, Wisconsin
Celina Farin BRONZE, Franklin, Wisconsin
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#22440 Nonfiction
bradlovesbacon SILVER, Vegriville, Alberta
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments