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#27561voted by our readers
By Anonymous

Their painted faces seemed to mock my fear. Their eyes were black, hollow voids that stared into my soul. Their exaggerated movements were jerky and unnatural. The flickering light...

#27562 Nonfiction
By Confused_scheherazade ELITE
Brooklyn, New York, New York
Confused_scheherazade ELITE, Brooklyn, New York, New York
132 articles 0 photos 24 comments

Favorite Quote:
I know nothing, but of miracles.

#27563 Nonfiction
EMis1123 GOLD, Hilliard, Ohio
16 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You might as well ask an artist to explain his art, or ask a poet to explain his poem. It defeats the purpose. The meaning is only clear through the search.&quot;<br /> ~Rick Riordan<br /> <br /> &quot;What you do, the way you think, makes you beautiful.&quot;<br /> ~Scott Westerfeld

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#27565 Nonfiction
By noravoght GOLD
Merton, Wisconsin
noravoght GOLD, Merton, Wisconsin
12 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."-Albert Einstein

#27566 Nonfiction
By SnehaChatterjee PLATINUM
Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Other
SnehaChatterjee PLATINUM, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Other
45 articles 2 photos 62 comments

Favorite Quote:
Two roads diverged in the woods and I,<br /> I took the one less travelled by,<br /> And that has made all the difference

#27567 Nonfiction
By TaylorHelgeson BRONZE
Asheville, North Carolina
TaylorHelgeson BRONZE, Asheville, North Carolina
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#27568 Nonfiction
By SailorHarry GOLD
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
SailorHarry GOLD, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
12 articles 1 photo 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
As long we are breathing, we will overcome

#27569 Nonfiction
By Anonymous
#27570 Nonfiction
By Zoe-Alyssa GOLD
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Zoe-Alyssa GOLD, Fayetteville, North Carolina
13 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
In the summer the song sings itself.