“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 flushed. "I didn't mean it like-" "Takes care of me? Did I go to sleep and wake up in the nineteenth century?" I looked down at my jeans and T-shirt. "Ack! I can't go to school like this. Where's my corset? My bonnet?" Dad sighed as Mom walked in with her empty teacup. "What did I miss?" She said. "Dad's trying to marry me off to Daniel." I looked at him. "You know, if you offer him a new truck for a dowry, he might go for it.” IfsKnowsTryingMeanSaidI CanMightCareSchoolSleepCenturyMissingMomDadOffersEmptyWake UpTake CareShirtsJeansT ShirtTruckGoing To SleepNineteenth CenturyMarry MeCorsetsTake Care Of MeBonnetsDowry Author:Kelley Armstrong
“Nothing can fill the gap when we are away from those we love, and it would be wrong to try to find anything.....It is nonsense to say that God fills the gap; he does not fill it, but keeps it empty so that our communion with another may be kept alive, even at the cost of pain.” TryingMayDoeWould BePainAliveCostEmptyGrievingNonsenseGapsCommunionThose We Love Author:Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“I honor those who try to rid themselves of any lying, who empty the self and have only clear being there.” TryingSelfSpiritualLyingClearHonorEmptyBeing There Book:Selected poems Source: Selected poems
“Try to go out empty and let your images fill you up.” TryingPhotographyEmptyPhotographer Author:Jay Maisel
“America is said to have the highest per capita boredom of any spot on earth! We know that because we have the greatest number of artificial amusements of any country. People have become so empty that they can't even entertain themselves. They have to pay other people to amuse them, to make then laugh, to try to make them feel warm and happy and comfortable for a few minutes, to try to lose that awful, frightening, hollow feeling-that terrible, dreaded feeling of being lost and alone.” PeopleKnowsFeelsTryingSaidCountryFeelingsEarthAmericaLostLosesNumbersPayLaughingMinutesTerribleComfortableHighestEmptyWarmSpotsAwfulBoredomArtificialFrighteningAmusementHollow Book:Billy Graham: The Inspirational Writings Source: Billy Graham: The Inspirational Writings
“Meditation plays a big role in my life. Meditation fortifies my spirit, improves my focus, my desire. When I fight I try to empty my mind. It's called Mushin. When I don't see anything around me, I only see that moment. Nothing else matters. that was how I was taught to live.” TryingMindMatterPlayMomentsBigsSpiritDesireFightingRolesFocusMeditationTaughtEmptyThat MomentMma Author:Lyoto Machida
“Tips for aspiring writers: don't be afraid of writing rubbish. It's very easy to become hypnotised by an empty page or screen. It's tempting to abandon a half-finished work because you can't make it perfect. I hereby give you permission to write things that aren't perfect, make mistakes, try things that don't work, experiment with styles you're not used to and generally throw words around. You'll learn much faster that way.” WayGivingWritingTryingUsedEasyPerfectMistakeHalfStylePagesEmptyFinishedScreensExperimentsFasterMaking MistakesAbandonPermissionRubbishTemptingAspiring WritersFinished Work Author:Frances Hardinge
“But the human body has an enormous capacity for adjusting to trying circumstances. I have found that one can bear the unbearable if one can keep one's spirits strong even when one's body is being tested. Strong convictions are the secret of surviving deprivation; your spirit can be full even when your stomach is empty.” IfsTryingHumansBodySpiritFoundStrongSecretBearsCircumstancesSurvivalCapacityEmptyConvictionEnormousStomachTestedHuman BodySurvivingUnbearableDeprivationAdjusting Book:Long Walk To Freedom Source: Long Walk To Freedom