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“He had to take sleep by surprise. Preparing for bed simply alerted insomnia, brought all the busy thoughts, the renegade remorses and guilts and recriminations.”

Book:Zod Wallop

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“North," said the face beneath the sheet. "I belong to the National Association of Broadcasting Employees and Technicians. If you wake me up before I've slept twelve hours, I get paid short turnaround." "But Rose--" "If you wake me up before seven hours, I get to push a screwdriver into your lungs." — from "The Scarred Man”

Humor Sleep

Author:Andrew Klavan

“Anna woke with the wonderful feeling bad sleepers have when they know they have slept well. As if they have stolen something and got away with it. At these times the memories of what led up to such deep sleep keep their distance for a few seconds and those few seconds are perhaps the only time the world can ever be said to show mercy.”

Sleep Mercy Memory

Book:The People's Act of Love

Source: The People's Act of Love

“The moon has awoken with the sleep of the sun, the light has been broken; the spell has begun.”

Light Night Dark Sleep Sun Moon Day Spell

Author:Anonymous

“I'm going to bed now, Lovis! Not to sleep. But to think and to curse, and woe better anyone who disturbs me!”

Sleep Curses

Book:Ronia, the Robber's Daughter

Source: Ronia, the Robber's Daughter

“I plunged into sleep full force once this arrangement had been made. It was an exciting time in my life. I felt hopeful. I felt I was on my way to a great transformation.”

Sleep Exciting Transformation Ottessa Moshfegh My Year Of Rest And Relaxation

Book:My Year of Rest and Relaxation

Source: My Year of Rest and Relaxation

“He disliked bars and bodegas. A clean, well-lighted café was a very different thing. Now, without thinking further, he would go home to his room. He would lie in the bed and finally, with daylight, he would go to sleep. After all, he said to himself, it's probably only insomnia. Many must have it.”

Sleep Bars Insomnia Cafes Nada Waiters

Book:A Clean Well-Lighted Place

Source: A Clean Well-Lighted Place

“Chapter 5: What Dreams Are Made Of (page 47) One woman reported to me that she has, at times, had frequent sexual dreams in which a dream orgasm occurred, leading to physical orgasms at the same time. I suspect that these dreams were provoked by the flow of blood to her clitoris during REM sleep.”

Sleep Lucid Dreaming Lucid Dream

Book:Dream Patterns: Revealing the Hidden Patterns of Our Waking Lives

Source: Dream Patterns: Revealing the Hidden Patterns of Our Waking Lives

“Chapter 5: What Dreams Are Made Of (page 51) Many years later, I read about the phenomenon of hypnopompic sleep paralysis. This phenomenon is rare, but many people have experienced it once or twice in their lives. And a very few people are tortured by it nightly. I have known several people to mention such experiences, all of them expressing the same fearful elements of the phenomenon. We can awaken so abruptly from REM sleep that our natural bodily paralysis hasn't yet had time to wear off. It can take some moments before full bodily movement is regained.”

Sleep Lucid Dreaming Lucid Dream

Book:Dream Patterns: Revealing the Hidden Patterns of Our Waking Lives

Source: Dream Patterns: Revealing the Hidden Patterns of Our Waking Lives

“Chapter 5: What Dreams Are Made Of (page 57) There is no sharp boundary between waking consciousness and dream consciousness.”

Sleep Lucid Dreaming Lucid Dream

Book:Dream Patterns: Revealing the Hidden Patterns of Our Waking Lives

Source: Dream Patterns: Revealing the Hidden Patterns of Our Waking Lives

“Chapter 5: What Dreams Are Made Of (pages 58-59) Lucid means clear, rational, or intelligible. During a lucid dream, the dreamer gains awareness of the fact that he or she is dreaming. This opens up many possibilities for the dreamer, including the capacity to deliberately direct the dream.”

Sleep Lucid Dreaming Lucid Dream

Book:Dream Patterns: Revealing the Hidden Patterns of Our Waking Lives

Source: Dream Patterns: Revealing the Hidden Patterns of Our Waking Lives

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