Hollow

Famous quotes containing the word hollow:

“Just so hollow and ineffectual, for the most part, is our ordinary conversation. Surface meets surface. When our life ceases to be inward and private, conversation degenerates into mere gossip.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

“I don’t give a hoot in a hollow if there’s oranges and grapes a-crowdin’ us out of bed, I ain’t goin’ to California! This is my country and I belong here. This is my dirt. It’s no good, but it’s mine.”
—Nunnally Johnson (1897–1977)

“We are the hollow men
We are the stuffed men”
—T.S. (Thomas Stearns)