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“The so-called culture nowadays is only a fake one with a superficial front. It is an empty lie.”

Lying Culture Fronts Empty Fake Superficial

Author:Ai Weiwei

“That evening I rode downtown on an unaccountably empty bus, sitting in the last row. At the front I saw a thin cloud of smoke rising around the driver’s head. ‘Hey, bus driver,’ I said. ‘Can I smoke?’ ‘May I,’ said the bus driver. ‘I love you,’ I said.”

May Said Lasts Saws Love You Fronts Sitting Empty Clouds Hey Evening Smoke Rising Drivers Bus Downtown Bus Driver

Book:The Mysteries of Pittsburgh

Source: The Mysteries of Pittsburgh

“He was sound asleep, his long legs stretched out in front of him, the blessed fire blazing, an empty bottle of wine by his side. He hadn't been shaved recently, and he looked rumpled, dissolute and beautiful. Like a fallen angel. She moved to stand in front of him and pointed the pistol directly at his heart. "I wouldn't do that if I were you," he murmured, and then he opened his extraordinary eyes. "It's always unwise to shoot the man you're in love with.”

Source: The Devil's Waltz

“I was an empty shell. Like a vacant house―condemned―for months I'd been utterly uninhabitable. Now I was a little improved. The front room was in better repair. But that was all―just the one small piece. He deserved better than that―better than a one-room, falling-down fixer-upper. No amount of investment on his part could put me back in working order.”

Littles Order Fall House Rooms Pieces Fronts Months Amount Empty Investment Shells Falling Down Vacant Small Pieces Empty Shell Fixers

Author:Stephenie Meyer

“When Rae got back, she spread her empty hands wide and said "Okay, guess where I hid it." She even turned around for me, but I couldn't see a bulge big enough to hide a flashlight. With a grin, she reached down the front of her shirt into the middle of her bra, and pulled out a flashlight with flourish. I laughed. "Cleavage is great," she said. "Like an extra pocket.”

Said Enough Hands Bigs Middle Fronts Empty Okay Spread Wide Shirts Extras Pockets Laughed Bras Flashlights Cleavage Empty Hands

Author:Kelley Armstrong

“When his wife was at his side, she was also in front of him, marking out the horizon of his life. Now the horizon is empty: the view has changed.”

Sides Views Wife Fronts Changed Empty Horizon

Author:Milan Kundera

“Our lives hang in the balance of unpredictable situations. One minute you're driving down the road whistling a tune, the next moment the car right in front of you spins out of control and crashes. How you prepare for those unpredictable occurrences determines whether you live or die. Always leave an empty lane to your right or left for escape.”

Moments Dies Next Left Situation Our Lives Minutes Car Fronts Balance Empty Determine Driving Tunes Crash Unpredictable Lanes Down The Road One Minute Whistling Driving Down The Road

Author:Ted Dekker

“I was in the kitchen drinking coffee when I heard Coretta cry, "Martin, Martin, come quickly!" I put down my cup and ran toward the living room. As I approached the front window Coretta pointed joyfully to a slowly moving bus: "Darling, it's empty!”

Moving Rooms Heard Fronts Cry Window Empty Drinking Coffee Cups Ran Kitchen Bus Darling Living Room Drinking Coffee

Book:A Martin Luther King Treasury

Source: A Martin Luther King Treasury

“I'd rather play in front of a full house than an empty crowd”

Play Funny House Fronts Football Empty Crowds Soccer Nfl Footballer Funny Football Playing Soccer Footy Full House

Author:Johnny Giles

“A basic cause of murmuring is that too many of us seem to expect that life will flow ever smoothly, featuring an unbroken chain of green lights with empty parking places just in front of our destinations!.”

Light Seems Causes Fronts Flow Empty Green Chains Destination Parking Unbroken Murmuring Green Lights

Book:One More Strain of Praise

Source: One More Strain of Praise