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Opinion
By SpringRayyn PLATINUM
Lakeville, Minnesota

Maybe if someone would pay attention this world wouldn’t be so full of ghosts, of human ghosts who never were given a second chance. They are called mockchildren, and they are my b...
SpringRayyn PLATINUM, Lakeville, Minnesota
34 articles 2 photos 658 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Don&#039;t punish yourself,&quot; she heard her say again, but there would be punishment and pain, and there would be happiness too. That was writing.&quot;<br /> --Markus Zusak, &quot;The Book Thief&quot;


Opinion
By writingchild SILVER
Auburn, Massachusetts
writingchild SILVER, Auburn, Massachusetts
8 articles 2 photos 16 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;For in a minute there are many days.&quot; (Romeo &amp; Juliet)

Opinion
By singergurl12 GOLD
Jacksonville, Florida
singergurl12 GOLD, Jacksonville, Florida
15 articles 0 photos 190 comments

Favorite Quote:
Fairy tales are true, not because they tell us dragons exist, but because they tell us dragons can be beaten.

Opinion
By Anonymous
Jesssxo19 BRONZE, Lexington, Nebraska
3 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
Love is something you can&#039;t describe like the look of a rose, the smell of the rain, or the feeling of forever.

Opinion
By MaddieWo PLATINUM
Marstons Mills, Massachusetts
MaddieWo PLATINUM, Marstons Mills, Massachusetts
28 articles 0 photos 112 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If I&#039;d a knowed more, I would a loved more.&quot; -Pilate Dead, Song of Solomon

Opinion
By Sarah Hardtke BRONZE
Ossining, New York
Sarah Hardtke BRONZE, Ossining, New York
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
Opinion
By Kassrole BRONZE
Ventura, California
Kassrole BRONZE, Ventura, California
2 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Fearlessly the idiot faced the crowd. Smiling.&quot;

Beliza_Heart SILVER, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
7 articles 5 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I cannot tell my story without going a long way back.&quot; Herman Hesse in the prolouge to Demian<br /> &ldquo;A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.&rdquo; GK Chesterton

Opinion
By Weatherby SILVER
Newtown, Pennsylvania
Weatherby SILVER, Newtown, Pennsylvania
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.<br /> ~ The Declaration of Independence