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title: "4 Couldn Wake Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [ I was next to Bobby \[Kennedy\] when he was shot. It was hideous. Part of me wanted to crawl away. I couldn't...… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-benson/i-was-next-to-bobby-kennedy-when-he-was-shot-it-was-hideous-part-of/)

[Harry Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-benson/)

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> [“You couldn't wake someone when his own dreams turned out better than reality.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-bennett/you-couldn-t-wake-someone-when-his-own-dreams-turned-out-better-than/)

[Danielle Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-bennett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ef/danielle-bennett-25241_dreams_you-couldn-t-wake-someone-when-his-own-d_1296599.jpg)

> [I equal parts loved him and could not stand him. I couldn't wake him to share in my distress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/i-equal-parts-loved-him-and-could-not-stand-him-i-couldn-t-wake-him/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ff/elizabeth-gilbert-131_distress_i-equal-parts-loved-him-and-could-not-st_1298420.jpg)

> [I hadn't accepted he was seriously ill. The idea that someone so close to you couldn't wake up was utterly incomprehensible. Then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-gibb/i-hadn-t-accepted-he-was-seriously-ill-the-idea-that-someone-so-close/)

[Robin Gibb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-gibb/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06a/robin-gibb-13063_accepted_i-hadn-t-accepted-he-was-seriously-ill-t_2503677.jpg)

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