“The awareness of mortals falls short. As long as they're attached to appearances, they're unaware that their minds are empty. And by mistakenly clinging to the appearance of things they lose the Way.” WayMindLongFallLosesAwarenessEmptyAppearanceMortalsClinging Author:Bodhidharma
“Widow" is a harsh and hurtful word. It comes from the Sanskrit and it means "empty." I have been empty too long.” MeanLongHas BeensEmptyHarshWidowsHurtfulSanskrit Book:Widow Source: Widow
“I've always longed for the theatre and acting to be popular. No actor wants to play to an empty house. We only do it for an audience. The more the merrier. I don't make any distinction between a popular TV series or blockbuster film and doing Shakespeare. They're different, but as long as the material is good and the intention is honourable, it's all the same to me.” WantLongDifferentPlayFilmActorsHouseActingAudienceMaterialsTvsEmptySeriesIntentionTheatreDistinctionTv SeriesBlockbusterEmpty HousesMore The Merrier Author:Ian Mckellen
“Surprisingly, Gestalt psychologists have found that when subjected to Ganz fields for long periods of time, we hallucinate. Can empty fields serve as mirrors, not for our exteriors, but for our interiors?” LongFoundFieldsPeriodsEmptyMirrorsInteriorsPsychologistExteriorLong Periods Of TimeGestalt Author:John Paul Caponigro
“Writing is a long and lonesome business; back of the problems in thought and composition hover always the awful questions: Is this the page that shows the empty shell? Is it here and now that they find me out?” WritingLongShowsProblemPagesEmptyAwfulShellsCompositionFind MeHere And NowLonesomeEmpty Shell Book:THE GREAT CRASH 1929 Source: THE GREAT CRASH 1929
“A secret is powerful when it is empty. People often mention the "Masonic secret." What on earth is the Masonic secret? No one can tell. As long as it remains empty it can be filled up with every possible notion, and it has power.” PeopleLongEarthPowerfulSecretEmptyRemainsFilledNotionMasonicFilled Up Author:Umberto Eco
“Certain, when I was born, so long ago, Death drew the tap of life and let it flow; And ever since the tap has done its task, And now there's little but an empty cask.” LittlesLongDoneDeathCertainBornFlowTasksEmptyLong Ago Book:The Canterbury tales Source: The Canterbury tales