You've almost made it through the day—you've gotten through work and kid pickup and a grocery run, but the day is far from over even as the sun begins to set. You've still got to get everyone fed and bathed and ready for bed. Not exactly relaxing stuff, right? So when the dust—and kids!—settles, you need to start employing some techniques to shut down your brain in preparation for a good night's sleep. Because, hey, let's face it: You can't do all that you do on no sleep. So after you turn off the television, brush your teeth, and crawl into bed try reading one of these good night quotes to get you inspired for the next day or to help you feel thankful and grateful for the day you just had. It might just be the trick to achieve the right state of mind for a peaceful sleep.
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1
Anne Brontë
“I love the silent hour of night, For blissful dreams may then arise, Revealing to my charmed sight What may not bless my waking eyes.”
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2
Sarah Williams
“I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.”
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3
Haruki Murakami
“The sky grew darker, painted blue on blue, one stroke at a time, into deeper and deeper shades of night.”
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4
Fitz-James O'Brien
“We love the night and its quiet; and there is no night that we love so well as that on which the moon is coffined in clouds.”
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5
Shannon L. Alder
“The moon will guide you through the night with her brightness, but she will always dwell in the darkness, in order to be seen.”
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J.R.R. Tolkien
“This is the ending. Now not day only shall be beloved, but night too shall be beautiful and blessed and all its fear pass away.”
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7
Elie Wiesel
“Night is purer than day; it is better for thinking, loving, and dreaming. At night everything is more intense, more true. The echo of words that have been spoken during the day takes on a new and deeper meaning.”
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8
William Shakespeare
“Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow.”
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9
Dylan Thomas
“Do not go gentle into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light.”
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10
Stephen King
“It was the possibility of darkness that made the day seem so bright.”
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11
Edgar Allan Poe
“Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.”
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12
Edward R. Murrow
“Good night, and good luck.”
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13
Bernard Williams
“This is the end of the day, but soon there will be a new day.”
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14
Allen Ginsberg
“Night is the wonderful opportunity to take rest, to forgive, to smile, to get ready for all the battles that you have to fight tomorrow.”
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15
Roald Dahl
“As the night gets dark, let your worries fade. Sleep peacefully knowing you’ve done all you can do for today.”
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16
Vincent van Gogh
“The night is more alive and more richly colored than the day.”
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17
Edmund Vance Cooke
“Don’t fight with the pillow, but lay down your head and kick every worriment out of the bed.”
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18
George Orwell
“Day is over, night has come. Today is gone, what’s done is done. Embrace your dreams, through the night. Tomorrow comes with a whole new light.”
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19
Ernest Hemingway
“Night is always darker before the dawn and life is the same, the hard times will pass, everything will get better and sun will shine brighter than ever.”
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20
Dalai Lama
“Sleep is the best meditation.”
