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#17101voted by our readers
By Anonymous

There in the darkness he sat. Alone with a half-empty bottle of whiskey. His smile was so radiant, yet I knew it wasn't real. His smile, his “happiness,” was a mask hiding the t...

#17102 Nonfiction
ZoZoEM GOLD, Reno,
12 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Live deliberately" -Henry David Thoreau

Ray--yo PLATINUM, Kathmandu, Other
43 articles 2 photos 581 comments

Favorite Quote:
God Makes No Mistakes. (Gaga?)<br /> &quot;I have hated the words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right.&quot; -Liesel Meminger via Markus Zusac, &quot;The Book Thief&quot;

#17105 Nonfiction
By .Skyye. GOLD
Oroville, California
.Skyye. GOLD, Oroville, California
15 articles 19 photos 134 comments

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All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen.<br /> <br /> I walk by Faith, not by sight

#17106 Nonfiction
TrippyTradgies SILVER, Mansfield, Texas
8 articles 3 photos 2 comments

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My mind is like a speeding bullet that refuses to slow down.

#17107 Nonfiction
By Jessicabl BRONZE
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Jessicabl BRONZE, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
Sandip SILVER, New Delhi, Other
7 articles 1 photo 8 comments
#17109 Nonfiction
By laylah07 BRONZE
Hartland, Wisconsin
laylah07 BRONZE, Hartland, Wisconsin
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#17110 Nonfiction
By Clova PLATINUM
Miami, Florida
Clova PLATINUM, Miami, Florida
26 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Brave, unconcerned, mocking, violent-thus wisdom wants us: she is a woman and always loves only a warrior