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#9421voted by our readers
By Anonymous

"I am finding that vulnerability gives me great strength, because I am not hiding anymore.”   On November 1, two thousand and thirteen my entire life cha...

#9422 Nonfiction
By Anonymous
#9423 Nonfiction
By Cassiopia BRONZE
Arcadia, California
Cassiopia BRONZE, Arcadia, California
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Men are not born to be beat. One can be destroyed, but can not be defeated.

#9424 Nonfiction
By Anonymous
#9425 Nonfiction
By maddy_rae BRONZE
Surprise , Arizona
maddy_rae BRONZE, Surprise , Arizona
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Hakuna matata

#9426 Nonfiction
By whitkoapenglish PLATINUM
South Whitley, Indiana
whitkoapenglish PLATINUM, South Whitley, Indiana
24 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footsteps on the moon!"

#9427 Nonfiction
By Kristen Jackson BRONZE
Queen Creek, Arizona
Kristen Jackson BRONZE, Queen Creek, Arizona
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
maddiemaaddie BRONZE, Kuala Lumpur, Other
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Things change, stuff happens, life goes on.

#9429 Nonfiction
By kimpossiblebyday GOLD
South San Francisco, California
kimpossiblebyday GOLD, South San Francisco, California
12 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I began to view the world at large through borrowed eyes more like those I wanted to own: hopeful." -Ellen Hopkins

#9430 Nonfiction
By midnightmetanoia PLATINUM
Gaithersburg, Maryland
midnightmetanoia PLATINUM, Gaithersburg, Maryland
39 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Soon madness has worn you down. It&rsquo;s easier to do what it says than argue. In this way, it takes over your mind. You no longer know where it ends and you begin. You believe anything it says. You do what it tells you, no matter how extreme or absurd. If it says you&rsquo;re worthless, you agree. You plead for it to stop. You promise to behave. You are on your knees before it, and it laughs.&quot; <br /> &mdash; Marya Hornbacher