"Twilight whippoorwill... Whistle on, sweet deepener Of dark……" — Matsuo Basho
"Twilight whippoorwill... Whistle on, sweet deepener Of dark loneliness"
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- I had some big ups and downs when I was in my 20s and the one thing I learned was,… — Darren Aronofsky
- I keep sailing on in this middle passage. I am sailing into the wind and the dark. But I am… — Arthur Ashe
- Every aspect of human technology has a dark side, including the bow and arrow. — Margaret Atwood
- I began writing at the age of 5, but there was a dark period between the ages of 8 and… — Margaret Atwood
- O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy… — Saint Augustine
- Those of us who can remember our childhoods will recall how ardently we relished the moment of the bedtime story,… — Paul Auster
- Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased… — Francis Bacon
- My natural instinct after doing something shameful is not to rush into the street boasting about it but to put… — Russell Baker
- Certainly I have no attraction to misery. I don't intentionally go for dark. — Christian Bale
- I live in constant fear of being fired or dropped for that dark part of my work I can't control. — Lynda Barry
- I guess I do have a childlike sense of fun, and although I still have my dark days, I'm generally… — Drew Barrymore
- Imagination has brought mankind through the dark ages to its present state of civilization. Imagination led Columbus to discover America.… — L. Frank Baum