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“The wild splash of red that was her hair tumbled over the vivid green of the bedspread. Shadows from the candle shifted over her…

— Nora Roberts

“She lay there with her eyes closed, as if sleep were a shy creature that might venture out if she played dead. But every…

— Frances Hardinge

“...the wildlings had no where to go. Some continued upward, and died. Some went downward, and died. Some stayed where they were. They died…

— George R.R. Martin

“Once she had managed to compose herself enough for sleep, Sara slept as if she never wanted to wake up. In her dreams she…

— Rosemary Rogers

“curled up, closed his eyes, and marched himself off, as if sleep were an actual place, like home, like the kitchen—a place a mouse…

— Cynthia Voigt

“Sleepiness seemed to be creeping out of the ground and up their legs, and falling softly out of the air upon theirheads and eyes.”

— J.R.R. Tolkien

“They sounded frantic; he imagined them driven into the night by a force stronger than hunger or love, flying blind, scared stiff but having…

— Josephine Humphreys

“SILENT LIKE SLEEP You appear by my side, silent like sleep. Soft hair, a little wild. No fear, gentle like a calm river. I…

— Donna Goddard

“And he walked off down the path with his jaunty, independent stride. And I stood there where he left me, tremulous with love and…

— Sylvia Plath

“On nights like this, when he rode out from the dark, silent house to the dark, deserted park, he could forget. He could be…

— Suzanne Enoch

“Night came, but unattended with repose. Alone she came, no sleep their eyes to close. Alone and black she came; no friendly stars arose.”

— John Dryden

“It was strange watching somebody sleep. It felt intrusive, as if you had caught them at their most defenseless. And as you watched them,…

— Justin Somper