Empty Quotes

2485 Empty quotes by 1617 unique authors

When you go out with a drunk, you’ll notice how a drunk fills your glass so he can empty his own. As long as you’re… — Chuck Palahniuk
I can think of no honorable answer. Why must some of us deliberate between brands of toothpaste, while others deliberate between damp dirt and bone… — Barbara Kingsolver
Everything just feels so empty without her. She was more a parent to me than my birth parents were. She took me in, fed, dressed… — Alyson Noel
Here we are at the bottom, almost empty. It's like confetti, these dried remnants you find in the street for a party no one invited… — Daniel Handler
I will teach you to love death. I will empty you of grief and guilt and self-pity and fill you up with hate and cunning… — Rick Yancey
In a strange room you must empty yourself for sleep. And before you are emptied for sleep, what are you. And when you are emptied… — William Faulkner
I am the ocean we lived on for two months. I am empty. I am nothing. — Kiersten White
I like Daniel. He takes care of you." I blinked. "Oh my God. Did you really just say that? He takes care of me?" Dad… — Kelley Armstrong
So this is the young man who has intentions toward my little girl." Bobby shifted in his seat and crossed his legs. "It is not… — Ally Carter
Oh, that,' said Ginny, giggling. 'Well-Percy's got a girlfriend.' Fred dropped a stack of books on George's head. 'What?' 'It's that Ravenclaw prefect, Penelope Clearwater,'… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
One day they'll let you out of that dry, empty cell. You'll return to the Separates, and you'll feel the rain once more. And you'll… — Lucy Christopher
Doing fine, thank you, I would say, never knowing how to talk about what I do. If I could talk about it, I would not… — Neil Gaiman
I make art, sometimes I make true art, and sometimes it fills the empty places in my life. Some of them. Not all. — Neil Gaiman
Otis barreled towards them empty-handed, before apparently realizing that a) he was empty-handed and b) charging towards a large body of water to fight a… — Rick Riordan
When you grow up as a girl, the world tells you the things that you are supposed to be: emotional, loving, beautiful, wanted. And then… — Stevie Nicks
He would do things for he'd do for no one else, but while he'd empty the sky for her so she could spread her wings,… — Nalini Singh
As leaders, we are never responsible for filling anyone else's cup. Our responsibility is to empty ours. — Andy Stanley
This is an apology letter to the both of us for how long it took me to let things go. It was not my intention… — Buddy Wakefield
The hands of those I meet are dumbly eloquent to me. The touch of some hands is an impertinence. I have met people so empty… — Helen Keller
You don't want to spend your time around people who make you hold your breath. You can't fill up when you're holding your breath. And… — Anne Lamott
There are always moments when one feels empty and estranged. Such moments are most desirable, for it means the soul has cast its moorings and… — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
...but the truth is that I don't feel like I can carry anyone but myself right now. The streets are empty. I am empty. Or,… — David Levithan
Never refuse any who ask you for help; if your pockets are empty, give them hope. Your every action must be born of kindness, your… — Immaculee Ilibagiza
I swear, I end up feeling empty, like you've taken something out of me and I have to search my body for scars. — Richard Siken
I want to love you wildly. I don’t want words, but inarticulate cries, meaningless, from the bottom of my most primitive being, that flow from… — Anais Nin

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