"Why can't I write something that would awake……" — Patti Smith
"Why can't I write something that would awake the dead? That pursuit is what burns most deeply."
More Awake Quotes
- It takes a person who is wide awake to make his dream come true. — Roger Babson
- It is a matter of shame that in the morning the birds should be awake earlier than you. — Abu Bakr
- A good husband is never the first to go to sleep at night or the last to awake in the… — Honore de Balzac
- I'm less desperate now to express what's inside me, that's true - I act these days because it keeps me… — Emmanuelle Beart
- Learning sleeps and snores in libraries, but wisdom is everywhere, wide awake, on tiptoe. — Josh Billings
- I like coffee because it gives me the illusion that I might be awake. — Lewis Black
- There's nothing sadder in this world than to awake Christmas morning and not be a child. — Erma Bombeck
- Today is life-the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself… — Dale Carnegie
- The dignity of the artist lies in his duty of keeping awake the sense of wonder in the world. In… — Marc Chagall
- I am very lucky that I get to tell stories for a living. I love being able to grab people's… — Harlan Coben
- Thought is a kind of opium; it can intoxicate us, while still broad awake; it can make transparent the mountains… — Henri Frederic Amiel
- Appreciation of life itself, becoming suddenly aware of the miracle of being alive, on this planet, can turn what we… — Dan Wakefield