33 quotes found
“Seeing the glass as half empty is more positive than seeing it as half full. Through such a lens the only choice is to pour more. That is righteous pessimism.”
“Life is not fair; you do what it takes and at the end, you are the only person going home with empty hands.”
“Like a car idling, I gave of my energy until there was nothing more in my tank to give... all the while going nowhere.”
“I am empty of everything. I am empty of everything but the thin, frail ghosts in my room.”
“There is an empty space next to you in the backseat of the station wagon. Make it the shape of everything you need. Now say hello.”
“Upon hearing the news I felt completely emptied. Emptied of life, feeling, and hope. I felt as if my very soul had left my body.”
“Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art empty.”
“If nothing lasts forever, then I am forever nothing.”
“I wanted to give you everything, to withhold nothing from you, but then one day there was nothing left to give.”
“It is at the times when I feel that I have nothing that the gem lies in the palm of my hand.”
“The night seemed long. Wilbur's stomach was empty and his mind was full. And when your stomach is empty and your mind is full, it's always hard to sleep.”
