I prefer insomnia to anaesthesia.

“I've always been drawn to tormented people full of contradictions. The more doubts they have the better. People with lots of doubts sometimes find…

— Antonio Tabucchi

In order that a "self" may exist there must be some continuity of mental experiences and, particularly, continuity bridging gaps of unconsciousness. For example,…

— John Eccles

Discouragement is the anaesthesia the devil uses before he rips our very heart out.

— Anonymous

The best thing about modern living is anaesthesia.

— Meg Ryan

... we ought to have saints' days to commemorate the great discoveries which have been made for all mankind, and perhaps for all time-or…

— Winston Churchill

Anaesthesia, that's one technique: if it hurts, invent a different pain.

— Margaret Atwood

She smiled again. "Do you like cat?" she said. "Yes," said Richard. "I quite like cats." Anaesthesia looked relieved. "Thigh?" she asked, "or breast?

— Neil Gaiman

The mania started with insomnia and not eating and being driven, driven to find an apartment, driven to see everybody, driven to do New…

— Patty Duke

Don't fight with the pillow, but lay down your head And kick every worriment out of the bed.

— Edmund Vance Cooke

My life has been regulated by insomnia.

— Louise Bourgeois

I'm so tired, but I can't sleep. Standing on the edge of something much too deep.

— Sarah McLachlan

Unfortunately, I suffer from insomnia, so my bedtime is as soon as I start to feel the least bit sleepy.

— Cheyenne Jackson

For me being depressed means you can spend all day in bed, and still not get a good night's rest.

— Judith Guest

When they [people with insomnia] start worrying about not sleeping, I'll say, "Say the mantra to myself; if I don't sleep tonight, I'll likely…

— Shelby Harris

“If you go to bed too early and get up too late you probably won't sleep especially well. This could show up as either…

— Penelope A. Lewis