“An ugly thing, that is what you are when you become a tourist, an ugly, empty thing, a stupid thing, a piece of rubbish pausing here and there to gaze at this and taste that, and it will never occur to you that the people who inhabit the place in which you have just paused cannot stand you.” PeoplePiecesStupidTasteTravelEmptyUglyHere And ThereTouristsRubbishStupid ThingsPausingUgly Things Book:A Small Place Source: A Small Place
“When your tongue can taste shadows and your friends are shedding tears, That's when you know that hell is empty 'cos all the devils are here.” KnowsHellTearsTasteDevilShadowEmptyTongueShedding Tears Author:Kate Tempest
“Indolent people, whatever taste they may have for society, seek eagerly for pleasure, and find nothing. They have an empty head and seared hearts.” PeopleHeartMayPleasureTasteEmptyIdlenessEmpty Heads Author:Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann
“A lot of writers and artists are like chefs who eat their own cooking in the kitchen and then deliver an empty plate with assurances that it's great. Whereas the chef makes cake and sometimes tastes it with a finger, but that's it - the rest is for the people.” PeopleSometimesArtistTasteEmptyCookingFingersKitchenCakePlatesChefAssurance Author:Jonathan Santlofer
“As I ate the oysters with their strong taste of the sea and their faint metallic taste that the cold white wine washed away, leaving only the sea taste and the succulent texture, and as I drank their cold liquid from each shell and washed it down with the crisp taste of the wine, I lost the empty feeling and began to be happy and to make plans.” FeelingsLostStrongWhitePlansSeaFoodColdTasteEmptyCookingWineLeavingCulinaryShellsDrankTextureLiquidOystersCrispsMetallicGourmet FoodWhite WineMoveable FeastSucculents Book:The Hemingway Collection Source: The Hemingway Collection
“I say that is wine," Brett held up her glass. "We ought to toast something. 'Here's to royalty.'" "This wine is too good for toast-drinking, my dear. you don't want to mix emotions up with a wine like that. you lose the taste." Brett's glass was empty.” WantLosesEmotionOughtTasteEmptyWineDrinkingDearGlassesRoyaltyToasts Book:The Sun Also Rises Source: The Sun Also Rises
“We'd just shared the last beer and slung the empty can out the window at a stop sign and were just waiting back to get the feel of the day, swimming in that kind of tasty drowsiness that comes over you after a day of going hard at something you enjoy doing -- half sunburned and half drunk and keeping awake only because you wanted to savor the taste as long as you could.” FeelsKindLongHardWantedLastsWaitingEnjoyHalfTasteWindowEmptyDrunkBeerAwakeOver YouSwimmingTastyGo Hard Author:Ken Kesey