Psychology Quote by Henry Emmons

“She seemed able to go to sleep whenever she wanted to, a skill I envied and did not have.”

— Neil Gaiman

“‎All she felt was mind-numbing exhaustion, and a desperate yearning for the sweet forgetfulness of sleep.”

— William Lavender

“Even when she woke in the night and thought about it, she did not allow herself to conclude that she did not want to…

— Colm Tóibín

“She slept but a few hours. They were troubled and feverish hours, disturbed with dreams that were intangible, that eluded her, leaving only an…

— Kate Chopin

“She slept a lot and didn't dream, and on most occasions she was sorry to wake up. Everything disappeared when she was asleep.”

— Markus Zusak

“She did not want to move, or to speak. She wanted to rest, to lean, to dream. She felt very tired.”

— Virginia Woolf

“There was silence in her head and silence beneath her window, and still she could not sleep.”

— Sarah Rees Brennan

“Like many old people she slept lightly and had periods of wakefulness which she used for the planning of some action or actions to…

— Agatha Christie

“She looked like she was waking up in a strange place—only she knew she hadn’t gone to sleep yet, and that this was actually…

— David Levithan

“She was sleeping a sleep that wasn't her own and the gadgets to which she was connected didn't make a sound.”

— Paolo Giordano

“There was the focus of seeking pleasure, and the numbing effect, once they were finished, removing all specific thoughts from her brain. It ushered…

— Jhumpa Lahiri

“She waited for the suffocation of sleep.”

— Markus Zusak