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title: "4 Blank Walls Quotes by 4 authors"
description: "Browse 4 Blank Walls quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Blank Walls sayings and thoughts."
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> [Mexican homes as a rule are closed off to the world by high blank walls of yellowish masonry, topped with broken glass…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-portis/mexican-homes-as-a-rule-are-closed-off-to-the-world-by-high-blank/)

[Charles Portis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-portis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea7/charles-portis-10753_blank_mexican-homes-as-a-rule-are-closed-off-t_1842835.jpg)

> [“Don’t you have hobbies?” “Sure. Staring at the blank walls.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-alire-s-enz/don-t-you-have-hobbies-sure-staring-at-the-blank-walls/)

[Benjamin Alire Sáenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-alire-s-enz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cec/benjamin-alire-s-enz-1125_blank_don-t-you-have-hobbies-sure-staring-at-t_2301528.png)

> [“Filipinos have an aversion to blank walls.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambeth-ocampo/filipinos-have-an-aversion-to-blank-walls/)

[Ambeth Ocampo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambeth-ocampo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbc/ambeth-ocampo-42998_filipinos_filipinos-have-an-aversion-to-blank-wall_2389954.jpg)

> [Every night before I go to sleep I lie on my bed and stare up at my blank walls. I try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/every-night-before-i-go-to-sleep-i-lie-on-my-bed-and-stare-up-at-my/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c1/anonymous-1_every-night_every-night-before-i-go-to-sleep-i-lie-o_2816537.jpg)

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