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#3481voted by our readers
By ZombieDanceWithMe SILVER
Rockford, Illinois

I spent months slaying the dragon, months erasing the evidence, months taking the meds. But it's back. I saw you and it's back. I don't know if I wan't to fight...
ZombieDanceWithMe SILVER, Rockford, Illinois
7 articles 1 photo 98 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;To die is nothing; but it is terrible not to live&rdquo;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -Victor Hugo


#3482 Nonfiction
By rroeder BRONZE
Lake Barrington, Illinois
rroeder BRONZE, Lake Barrington, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#3483 Nonfiction
#3484 Nonfiction
By ecouv BRONZE
Metairie, Louisiana
ecouv BRONZE, Metairie, Louisiana
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#3485 Nonfiction
By Anonymous
#3486 Nonfiction
By OfficialApprover PLATINUM
Orefield, Pennsylvania
OfficialApprover PLATINUM, Orefield, Pennsylvania
48 articles 0 photos 1752 comments

Favorite Quote:
Grab life by the balls. -Slobberknocker<br /> We cannot change the cards we&#039;re dealt just how we play the hand<br /> Experience is what you get when you didn&#039;t get what you wanted<br /> It&#039;s pretty easy to be smart when you&#039;re parroting smart people<br /> -Randy Pausch

#3487 Nonfiction
By Peanutgirl99 GOLD
Middleville, Michigan
Peanutgirl99 GOLD, Middleville, Michigan
11 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
You fall, you rise, you make mistakes, you live and learn. You&#039;re human, not perfect. You&#039;ve been hurt but, you&#039;re alive - to breathe to think, to enjoy, and chase the things you love. Sometimes, there is sadness in our journey but, there is also lots of joy. We must keep putting one foot in front of the other even when we hurt. For we will never know what is waiting for us around the bend

#3488 Nonfiction
By GrantS GOLD
Hartland, Wisconsin
GrantS GOLD, Hartland, Wisconsin
11 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#3489 Nonfiction
Molly Doubet BRONZE, Cincinnati, Ohio
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#3490 Nonfiction
JeffBiers SILVER, Georgetown , Pennsylvania
9 articles 17 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
One thing I learned over all the heartbreak, pain, and suffering is that life goes on.