Books Quote by Hernan Diaz

“She had no time for sleep, with the weight of the world upon her shoulders. And she feared to dream. Sleep is a little…

— George R.R. Martin

“Overall, books and art were a safer escape from reality than sleep.”

— Lisa Cach

“This realization frightened her and made her unable to sleep at night, which, in turn, frightened her more. She feared the restlessness that was…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

“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

“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 was tired of the flaming thoughts of discontent that kept her awake at night.”

— Virginia Gaffney

“Sleep, or repose that deserved the name of sleep, was out of question. That room, in which her disturbed imagination had tormented her on…

— Jane Austen

“Always, in these times, I am wretched save when sleep comes to me. Therefore, I have come to look upon sleep as the best…

— Rosemary Sutcliff

“He cubbed her in his arms to sleep, even her demons snored that night ~”

— Tanya Gambhir

“He believed books had an aura that protected him, that without one beside him he would die. He happily slept without women. He never…

— Richard Flanagan

“Though sleep was dearly needed, it was not welcomed, for even in sleep I was tormented.”

— Dave Moore

“Awake it was difficult to find anything in that chaotic clutter, but asleep she could...when the contours of reality were as faint as a…

— Isabel Allende