“It's a long way back to Eden, Sweetheart, so don't sweat the small stuff.”
― Insomnia
― Insomnia
“In its early stages, insomnia is almost an oasis in which those who have to think or suffer darkly take refuge.”
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“O sleep, O gentle sleep, Nature's soft nurse, how have I frightened thee. That thou no more will weigh my eyelids down, And steep my senses in forgetfulness?”
― Henry IV, Part Two
― Henry IV, Part Two
“I've always envied people who sleep easily. Their brains must be cleaner, the floorboards of the skull well swept, all the little monsters closed up in a steamer trunk at the foot of the bed.”
― City of Thieves
― City of Thieves
“A conscious attempt to fall asleep is sure to produce insomnia, to try to be conscious of one's own digestion is a sure way to upset the stomach. Consciousness is a poison when we apply it to ourselves. Consciousness is a light directed outward. It's like the headlights on a locomotive—turn them inward and you'd have a crash.”
― Doctor Zhivago
― Doctor Zhivago
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