--- title: "1 Memories Mind Quotes By Alex Diaz-Granados" description: "1 Memories Mind quotes by Alex Diaz-Granados. Plus more from Alex Diaz-Granados and more Memories Mind sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e61/alex-diaz-granados-58015_high-school_i-was-not-able-to-sleep-that-night-to-be_675782.jpg" --- > [“I was not able to sleep that night. To be honest, I didn’t even try. I stood in front of my living room window, staring out at the bright lights of New York City. I don’t know how long I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-diaz-granados/i-was-not-able-to-sleep-that-night-to-be-honest-i-didn-t-even-try-i/) [Alex Diaz-Granados](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-diaz-granados/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e61/alex-diaz-granados-58015_high-school_i-was-not-able-to-sleep-that-night-to-be_675782.jpg) ## More by Alex Diaz-Granados > [“I heard the door at the far end of the hallway swing open. Then I heard familiar footsteps approaching. After going to three different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-diaz-granados/i-heard-the-door-at-the-far-end-of-the-hallway-swing-open-then-i/) [Alex Diaz-Granados](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-diaz-granados/) > [“I was not able to sleep that night. To be honest, I didn’t even try. I stood in front of my living room window,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-diaz-granados/i-was-not-able-to-sleep-that-night-to-be-honest-i-didn-t-even-try-i/) [Alex Diaz-Granados](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-diaz-granados/) > [“My friend (and ex-lover) Nicole says I’m just a restless soul. My barhopping friend Mark thinks it’s just a premature middle-age crisis; I just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-diaz-granados/my-friend-and-ex-lover-nicole-says-i-m-just-a-restless-soul-my/) [Alex Diaz-Granados](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-diaz-granados/) > [“It was a girl. She was tall but not gawky, clad in new “first day of the semester” jeans, a white blouse that peeked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-diaz-granados/it-was-a-girl-she-was-tall-but-not-gawky-clad-in-new-first-day-of-the/) [Alex Diaz-Granados](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-diaz-granados/) > [“\[First Line} It’s quiet here. But then again, it’s supposed to be quiet.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-diaz-granados/first-line-it-s-quiet-here-but-then-again-it-s-supposed-to-be-quiet/) [Alex Diaz-Granados](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-diaz-granados/) > [“My heart aches with pent-up yearning as I hold the girl of my dreams in my arms. I look into those wonderful eyes and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-diaz-granados/my-heart-aches-with-pent-up-yearning-as-i-hold-the-girl-of-my-dreams/) [Alex Diaz-Granados](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-diaz-granados/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/memories-mind/alex-diaz-granados/#itemlist", "name": "1 Memories Mind Quotes By Alex Diaz-Granados", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I was not able to sleep that night. To be honest, I didn’t even try. I stood in front of my living room window, staring out at the bright lights of New York City. I don’t know how long I stood there; in fact, I didn’t see the millions of multicolored lights or the never-ending streams of headlights and taillights on the busy streets below. 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