--- title: "10 Drowsiness Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Drowsiness quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Drowsiness sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/827/boethius-11247_danger_there-is-no-danger-he-is-suffering-from_1613527.jpg" --- > [“There is no danger: he is suffering from drowsiness, that disease which attacks so many minds which have been deceived.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boethius/there-is-no-danger-he-is-suffering-from-drowsiness-that-disease-which/) [Boethius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boethius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/827/boethius-11247_danger_there-is-no-danger-he-is-suffering-from_1613527.jpg) > [I'm on performance enhancing drugs, so I may cause drowsiness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-london/i-m-on-performance-enhancing-drugs-so-i-may-cause-drowsiness/) [Jay London](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-london/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc1/jay-london-17012_causes_i-m-on-performance-enhancing-drugs-so-i_1596993.png) > [It says on the back of the Nyquil box, 'May cause drowsiness.' It should say, 'Don't make any plans, OK? Kiss your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-leary/it-says-on-the-back-of-the-nyquil-box-may-cause-drowsiness-it-should/) [Denis Leary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-leary/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/721/denis-leary-1350_boxes_it-says-on-the-back-of-the-nyquil-box-ma_406279.png) > [We're beginning to realize that drowsiness or sleep deprivation, fatigue, is beginning to outstrip alcohol as a cause of accidents in transportation,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-c-dement/we-re-beginning-to-realize-that-drowsiness-or-sleep-deprivation/) [William C. Dement](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-c-dement/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f12/william-c-dement-62494_accidents_we-re-beginning-to-realize-that-drowsine_353174.png) > [“The drowsiness returns. It is unwelcome. I recognize it as the sort of fitful twilight which has come over me of late,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walker-percy/the-drowsiness-returns-it-is-unwelcome-i-recognize-it-as-the-sort-of/) [Walker Percy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walker-percy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5a/walker-percy-1958_dreams_the-drowsiness-returns-it-is-unwelcome-i_1256210.png) > [“She laughed. “Good. You still haven’t told me what you were afraid of.” I thought for a moment. Drowsiness was settling on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-eisler/she-laughed-good-you-still-haven-t-told-me-what-you-were-afraid-of-i/) [Barry Eisler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-eisler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ead/barry-eisler-1009_laughed_she-laughed-good-you-still-haven-t-told_2653492.png) > [“May cause drowsiness.' - the most beautiful words in the English language. Once it was 'do you have a t-shirt I can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-nicholls/may-cause-drowsiness-the-most-beautiful-words-in-the-english-language/) [David Nicholls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-nicholls/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0c/david-nicholls-873_beautiful-words_may-cause-drowsiness-the-most-beautiful_2328560.jpg) > [“As he sat at his desk in his comfortable office armchair, he allowed his body to sink into a creeping state of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasutaka-tsutsui/as-he-sat-at-his-desk-in-his-comfortable-office-armchair-he-allowed/) [Yasutaka Tsutsui](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasutaka-tsutsui/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15c/yasutaka-tsutsui-36902_hands-and-feet_as-he-sat-at-his-desk-in-his-comfortable_252937.jpg) > [“Then they appeared to ooze off, for all became quiet save for the lapping of the waves on the shore. And, by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-g-wodehouse/then-they-appeared-to-ooze-off-for-all-became-quiet-save-for-the/) [P.G. Wodehouse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-g-wodehouse/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32b/p-g-wodehouse-723_drowsiness_then-they-appeared-to-ooze-off-for-all-b_3115371.png) > [ “\[We\] were just leaning back to get the feel of the day, swimming in that kind of tasty drowsiness that comes over… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-kesey/we-were-just-leaning-back-to-get-the-feel-of-the-day-swimming-in-that/) [Ken Kesey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-kesey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/649/ken-kesey-1034_drowsiness_we-were-just-leaning-back-to-get-the-fee_2994697.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drowsiness/#itemlist", "name": "Drowsiness Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“There is no danger: he is suffering from drowsiness, that disease which attacks so many minds which have been deceived.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Boethius" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boethius/there-is-no-danger-he-is-suffering-from-drowsiness-that-disease-which/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/827/boethius-11247_danger_there-is-no-danger-he-is-suffering-from_1613527.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/827/boethius-11247_danger_there-is-no-danger-he-is-suffering-from_1613527.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/827/boethius-11247_danger_there-is-no-danger-he-is-suffering-from_1613527.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There is no danger: he is suffering from drowsiness, that disease which attacks so many minds which have…” — Boethius", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm on performance enhancing drugs, so I may cause drowsiness.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jay London" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-london/i-m-on-performance-enhancing-drugs-so-i-may-cause-drowsiness/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc1/jay-london-17012_causes_i-m-on-performance-enhancing-drugs-so-i_1596993.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc1/jay-london-17012_causes_i-m-on-performance-enhancing-drugs-so-i_1596993.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc1/jay-london-17012_causes_i-m-on-performance-enhancing-drugs-so-i_1596993.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm on performance enhancing drugs, so I may cause drowsiness.” — Jay London", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It says on the back of the Nyquil box, 'May cause drowsiness.' 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