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-!!This is dedicated to literally one of the best friends I've had. Scott, I'm gonna miss you like Crazy man! And I know many more will miss you just as much or more. It's not going to be remotely the same around here without you. You brought life to this place and always had the personality needed to lift us out of our deepest holes and take us higher than we've ever been. And if you're reading this, I just wanted to let you know that you'll be remembered around here as an amazing writer, a fantastic guy, and the Best friend. Here's to you buddy, I wish ya the best!!-

!!IMPORTANT!!

It's official, the race is on! My good friend Valkyrie and I have agreed to compete against one another! We're competing to see who can achieve Highest on the New York Times Bestseller List for Paperback Mass-market Fiction and Most Copies Sold by March 17th of 2019! Wish us luck, I think we'll need it!

- Daniel's Story Update - I'm going to be away for a while everyone. While I'm gone, I'll continue work on Daniel. Sorry I haven't gotten anything else up yet. Keep well! As progress is made, I'll be sure to let you all know!

Oh, and you'd like to be kept up to date on what I'm working on and all, you can follow me on Twitter! Not that I think I have any fans, *Laughs* but just in case! http://twitter.com/Brightest_

I'm participating in NaNoWriMo this year, Wanted to see if this could get some work out of me, Wish me luck! I'm aiming for 60,000 words, I wonder if I'll make it.

-Quotes-
If you don't know what you can do, you never do very much.

The measure of love is what one is willing to give up for it.

To live in a world without becoming aware of the meaning of the world is like wandering about in a great library without touching the books.

Uncertainty has a nasty way of making us conjure the very worst possibilities.

Yes, it is an incredibly large and challenging problem. But, as history has shown us again and again, human ingenuity is bound to be even larger.

Wars are young men dying and old men talking.

Don't expect love in return; just wait for it to grow in their heart; but, if it doesn't, be content that it grew in yours.

The secret is the answer to all that has been, all that is, and all that will ever be.

Whatever it is you are feeling is a perfect reflection of what is in the process of becoming.

You create your own universe as you go along.

Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.

Whatever the mind of man can conceive, it can achieve.

When you have inspired thought, you have to trust it and you have to act on it.

You are the only one who creates your reality.

What you resist persists.

We are another way that the universe is becoming conscious of itself. We are the infinite field of unfolding possibility.

Your purpose is what you say it is, your mission is the mission you give yourself, your life will be what you create it as and no one will stand in judgment of it, now or ever.

See yourself with the good you desire.

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty

Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities.

Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

If I can, I try and stay in as profound a state of ignorance as possible.

Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.

One good deed is not enough to redeem a man of a lifetime of wickedness! - Though, it seems enough to condemn him.

Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.

I'd rather live with a good question than a bad answer.

Never succumb to the temptations of bitterness.

The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise.

Time is an equal opportunity employer. Each human being has exactly the same number of hours and minutes every day. Rich people can't buy more time. Scientists can't invent new minutes. And you can't save time to spend on another day. Even so, time is amazingly fair and forgiving. No matter how much time you've wasted in the past, you still have an entire tomorrow.

There is always a way to be honest without being brutal.

Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.

Let go of anger, it is an acid that burns away at the delicate layers of your happiness.

All dreams can come true, if you have the courage to pursue them.

Try not to become a man of success, but a man of value.

Life is never fair, but you'll find that sometimes, it'll give you a second chance.

There comes a time when you must part with your past to embrace what is to become of your future.

If you enter this world knowing you are loved and leave knowing the same, then everything in between can be dealt with.

Are we human because we gaze at the stars, or do we gaze at them because we are human?

Many that live deserve death; many that have died deserve life. Can you give them life?

I wish none of this had happened. - So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All you need to decide is what to do with the time that is given to you.

If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself, and then make a change

Failure is nothing to be ashamed of. If you do something about it, it's possible to gain that lost ground. And all you need to do is refrain from making the same mistake twice. Before that, you should be ashamed of fearing failure.

Life's battles don't always go to the stronger and faster man, but sooner or later the man who wins is the one who thinks he can.

The wise man asks himself the reason of his mistakes. The fool asks others.

It's not because things are difficult that we don't dare; It's because we don't dare that things are difficult.

Man is a pupil. Pain is a teacher.

You are who you associate with. Look around at your five closest friends, and that's who you are. If you don't want to be that person, you know what you've got to do.

Time is the best author. It always writes the perfect ending.

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be.

Fate rarely calls upon us at a moment of our choosing.

True knowledge consists of knowing things, not words.

There's always a beginning and an end, but what matters most is that special time inbetween!

Doubt can be a bond as powerful and sustaining as certainty. When you are lost, you are not alone.

A human being in perfection ought always to preserve a calm and peaceful mind, and never to allow passion or a transitory desire to disturb his tranquility. If the study to which you apply yourself has a tendency to weaken your affections, and to destroy your taste for those simple pleasures in which no alloy can possibly mix, then that study is certainly unlawful, that is to say, not befitting the human mind.

When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on Earth.

How can you see your future and all of the beauty around you if you're too busy looking at your feet?

I believe in love. Not just getting it, but giving it. I think that if you're able to love someone, even if they don't know it, even if they can't love you back, then it's worth it.

When we're born, it's not a choice that is made, but a fate that is given.

Whenever I despair, I remember that the way of truth and love has always won. There may be tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they may seem invincible, but in the end, they always fail. Think of it: always.

Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty.

The scariest moment is always just before you start. After that, things can only get better.

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.

People always talk about dying for love and for their country and for what they believe in. I rarely ever hear of people willing to live for these things!

We must become the change we want to see in the world.

I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality.

Heaven's not enough, if when I'm there, I don't remember you.

Home is where there are people that care.

Believe in me, because I was made for chasing dreams.

The measure of a truly great man is the courtesy with which he treats lesser men.

Beautiful light is born of darkness, so the faith that springs from conflict is often the strongest and best.

Courage does not always roar. Sometimes it is the quiet voice at the end of the day, saying, "I will try again tomorrow."

It's not the things you get but the hearts you touch that will determine your sucess in life.

Love is like the wind. You can't see it but you can always feel it.

Love is always patient and kind, it is never jealous. Love is never boastful or conceited, it is never rude or selfish, it does not take offense, it is not resentful. Love takes no pleasure in other people's sins but delights in the truth. It is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope, and to endure whatever may come.

Even if the morrow is barren of promises, nothing shall forestall my return.

Never give up on someone you can't go a day without thinking about.

The only way to love yourself is giving love to someone else.

Embrace your dreams. If you want to be a hero, you need to have dreams.

I don't know what this feeling is and I don't know how to explain it. But if this is what it feels like to fall in love, I don't want anyone to save me and I don't want anyone to end it. I just want you to fall with me.

It won't always be easy to love when you give and never get back. But no one's intended to die with their heart still intact.

The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return.

Whether you think you can or you can't, either way, you're right!

Follow your bliss, and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls.

I feel that an imagination is just as important and powerful as knowledge. And for that reason, we should share it just as willingly.

Imagination is the only weapon we have in this war against reality.

If there is enough religion to incite war, why isn't there enough to instill tolerance?

It takes more than looking at somebody to truly see who they really are.

The sky is not the limit, just another step in the journy to my goal.

Nothing in life is enjoyable if it's all a result of our lies.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but rising every time we fall.

If a man would move the world, he must first move himself.

In the darkest of times, we must find hope within ourselves. This is a sign of true inner-strength.

Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.

Wise men learn by other men's mistakes, fools by their own.

The day I was born I made my first mistake, and by that path have I sought wisdom ever since.


I've also gone by:
EphemeralExistence
Gito

-Stories I'm working on-
Daniel's Story
The Follower

-Books I'm reading-
The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
The Assassin King by Elizabeth Hayden

-A little more about me-

Hello everybody! My name's James, but you can all feel free to call me by whatever you like, so long as it's friendly and I agree to it! One of my dreams is to one day be a published author and I'm working really hard to make that dream a reality for myself. My biggest projects are obviously my novels-in-progress, but I also like to dabble in poetry and lyrics. So feel free to take a look around, and if you read my work, PLEASE leave a comment! I'd greatly appreciate it!

Oh, and I just wanted to make it known that I love my friends! They help me out so much and most of the time, they probably don't even know it! I'm going to make all of your proud! I promise!

-My closest friends-
Crazy Scott (Wherever he may be)
IrishYndina
Valkyrie
moon road
ScarsNDepth
Prodigious Mirth
Trever Leonheart

-Things that I really like include:
Writing(Obvioiusly)
Pianos
Drawing
Painting
Long Walks
Sunsets/Sunrises
Watching the Clouds
Good Movies/Music
Martial Arts

-Favorite Movies-
Bridge to Terabithia
Pirates of the Caribbean (All of 'em!)
Jumper
Moulin Rouge
Braveheart
Blazing Saddles
Stardust
Titanic
The Notebook
A Walk To Remember
The Bucketlist
Die Hard (All of 'em!)
Harry Potters
August Rush

-Favorite Actors/Actresses-
Will Smith
Johnny Depp
Heath Ledger (R.I.P.)
Ewan McGregor
Bruce Willis
Owen Wilson
Brendan Fraser
Kate Beckinsale
AnnaSophia Robb
Dakota Fanning
Mandy Moore

-Favorite Music-
Michael Jackson Rest In Peace!
Jon McLaughlin
Gackt
Ewan McGregor (He should really get into singing!)
Jack Johnson
Frank Sinatra
Hans Zimmer
The Pillows
Beat Crusaders
Nickelback
Creed
Default
Staind
Disturbed
Metallica
Switchfoot
Many more!

-Favorite Songs-
*Jon McLaughlin*
- Proud Father
- So Close
- The Middle
- Loving Me
- Industry
- Another Layer
- Why I'm Talkin' To You
- Places I Already Know
- Perfect
*Switchfoot*
- Only Hope
- You
- Dare You To Move
- Stars
- Meant To Live
- Gone
- Yesterdays
*Gackt*
- Last Song
- Kimi ni Aitakute
- December Love Song
- U+K
- Meguriai
- Uncertain Memories
- Arittake no ai de
- Secret Garder
- Vanilla
*Ewan McGregor*
- Your Song
- Come What May
- The Sweetest Gifts
*Stephen Speaks*
- Out of My League
*Staind*
- Believe
- Right Here
- Please
- So Far Away
*Metallica*
- One
- Turn the Page
- I Disappear
- Sad But True
- Whiskey in the Jar
*Mae*
- Awakening
- Summertime
- The Everglow

-Favorite Books- ( = REALLY good!)
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
The Symphony of Ages series by Elizabeth Haydon
Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Patterson
Lord of the Rings series by J.R.R. Tokien
Hero's Song & Fire Arrow by Edith Pattou
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

-Favorite Lyric of the Week-
From Blurry by Puddle of Mudd

'Cause I am lost without you
I cannot live at all
My whole world surrounds you
I stumble then I crawl

You could be my someone
You could be my scene
You know that I will save you
From all of the unclean
I wonder what you're doing
I wonder where you are
There's oceans in between us
But that's not very far

*A close friend of mine wrote this about me, and it really brought a smile to my face, so I thought I'd post it up and boast about my overly amazing friends!

♥James- - You are one of the very few that I can truly hold an intelligent conversation with. I would have to say you are the most inspiring in my whole group of friends. Your writing sometimes takes the breath out of me. You are very fun to talk to and its sad that you started home school =/. You are very creative in writing and in art and I am very envious of your talents. You have found a nice medium between being sensitive and still being a man lol. Some how you always find a way to comfort me when I'm down, and your always there if I just need to talk =]. I see you as a very strong individual and at times it can be a little intimidating but you never seem to judge me for my ignorance lol.. It would be awesome if you came back to westland so I have someone to talk too =] lol..hmmm thats all I have to say I think if I add anything I shall let you know =]

You have this way of writing things to where it feels like your talking to the reader, that its about them, and your stories are so...umm...i can't think of the word lol...you feel as almost your there yourself and I think that's why I enjoy your writings so much...