Austerity Quote by Henry Beston

“Our fantastic civilization has fallen out of touch with many aspects of nature, and with none more completely than with night. Primitive folk, gathered…

— Henry Beston

“Like you, I have often wondered why fears reign at night. After twenty years of such wondering, I now believe that fears are not…

— Anonymous

I think books that are meant to be read in the nighttime ought to confront the very fears that we're trying to think about.

— Daniel Handler

Some fearful sights there be that creep By night - I mean that harass sleep; But tenfold more alarming seem these when They brave…

— William Batchelder Greene

We of the age of the machines, having delivered ourselves of nocturnal enemies, now have a dislike of night itself. With lights and ever…

— Henry Beston

I've always been a person afraid of the dark. I was taught that when you have complete darkness, that's when spirits walk. In our…

— Tony Dorsett

I think nighttime is dark so you can imagine your fears with less distraction.

— Bill Watterson

“Don't be afraid of the dark, little one, The earth must rest when the day is done. The sun may be harsh, but moonlight…

— Ruskin Bond

I don't know anyone who actually likes the dark or night-time. I don't care how much they say it doesn't bother them. That's why…

— Paul Kane

I've never been afraid of the dark. I'm more afraid of the day, of people. I love the night. The solitude. Well, I don't…

— Julie Anne Peters

I'm very afraid of the dark. I even have a night light.

— Erika Jayne

“It amazes me how people are so afraid of what can happen in the dark, but they don't give a second thought about their…

— Katja Millay