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title: "8 Outside Night Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [“Outside, the night was settling fast. I liked the peace and the silence of the countryside, with its fading alpenglow and darkling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-aciman/outside-the-night-was-settling-fast-i-liked-the-peace-and-the-silence/)

[André Aciman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-aciman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afb/andre-aciman-459_art_outside-the-night-was-settling-fast-i-li_115773.jpg)

> [“Me: I like being outside at night. It gives me this weird feeling, like I'm homesick but not for home. It's kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/me-i-like-being-outside-at-night-it-gives-me-this-weird-feeling-like/)

[John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/018/john-green-12_homesick_me-i-like-being-outside-at-night-it-give_226393.jpg)

> [“I like being outside at night. It's relaxing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/courtney-allison-moulton/i-like-being-outside-at-night-it-s-relaxing/)

[Courtney Allison Moulton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/courtney-allison-moulton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb6/courtney-allison-moulton-4767_night_i-like-being-outside-at-night-it-s-relax_629483.jpg)

> [“She pressed her fingertips to the cold glass. Outside the night was beautiful but frozen. The trees were still as statues. Above…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-cornick/she-pressed-her-fingertips-to-the-cold-glass-outside-the-night-was/)

[Nicola Cornick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-cornick/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e47/nicola-cornick-35009_trees_she-pressed-her-fingertips-to-the-cold-g_1806533.jpg)

> [“I didn’t want to go; I didn’t want to put so much as a toe outside on a night like this, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-t-mayes/i-didn-t-want-to-go-i-didn-t-want-to-put-so-much-as-a-toe-outside-on/)

[P.T. Mayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-t-mayes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf9/p-t-mayes-72612_quote_i-didn-t-want-to-go-i-didn-t-want-to-put_2061404.jpg)

> [When I step outside at night an see a shooting star I know it landed by your feet with my name on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-sabiston/when-i-step-outside-at-night-an-see-a-shooting-star-i-know-it-landed/)

[Shane Sabiston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-sabiston/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/902/shane-sabiston-277380_love_when-i-step-outside-at-night-an-see-a-sh_2318138.jpg)

> [When I am outside at night by myself every person turns into a pedophile. So I tend to walk a little faster…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wanda-sykes/when-i-am-outside-at-night-by-myself-every-person-turns-into-a/)

[Wanda Sykes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wanda-sykes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efb/wanda-sykes-3827_faster_when-i-am-outside-at-night-by-myself-eve_2687330.jpg)

> [“Outside, the night lay coiled in the street, cobra-cold and scaled with stars.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-s-beagle/outside-the-night-lay-coiled-in-the-street-cobra-cold-and-scaled-with/)

[Peter S. Beagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-s-beagle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9da/peter-s-beagle-1665_astronomy_outside-the-night-lay-coiled-in-the-stre_2929603.png)

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