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“Maisie was restless, waking every hour or so, then slipping into a half-sleep before she began to dream again, as if she had fallen through a fissure in consciousness and was aware of herself sleeping.”

Book:A Dangerous Place

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A Dangerous Place

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Jacqueline Winspear

Jacqueline Winspear is a British author renowned for her detective novel series. Her works are characterized by historical background and complex character development, which have won her a wide readership. more

“The deep, soft mattress that usually made her feel as if she were a cygnet nestled under its mother's wing now seemed hard and lumpy, as if horse hair had been stitched into pillow ticking and laid across concrete. She turned one way and the other, unable to find any semblance of the comfort that would lead to sleep. ... And Maisie knew, as thoughts contradicted each other, conspiring to exhaust her into sleep, that with one short assignment she could test the water.”

Sleep Sleeplessness

Book:Journey to Munich

Source: Journey to Munich

“He sleeps beside her, yet feels alone—a marriage without warmth is a house without a home.”

Men Sleep Marriage Husband Divorce Alone Gender Bias Mr Pseudo Feminism Untold Story Of Husbands

Book:Mr. - Untold story of husbands

Source: Mr. - Untold story of husbands

“Listen, no one signed up for this lullaby. No bleeped sheep or rosebuds or twitching stars will diminish the fear or save you from waking into the same day you dreamed of leaving—”

Poetry Fear Sleep Poem Waking Carrying On

Author:Rita Dove

“Now I feel like I do after a nightmare: joyous to be awake.”