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George CarlinThere are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls.

—  George Carlin, 1936-2008, American comedian

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Victor HugoThe dream is the aquarium of the night.

—  Victor Hugo, 1802-1885, French writer

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Wolfgang GoetheNight is the other half of life, and the better half.

—  Wolfgang Goethe, 1749-1832, German poet & philosopher

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Rudyard KiplingThe air was full of all the night noises that, taken together, make one big silence…

—  Rudyard Kipling, 1865-1936, English writer, Nobel 1907

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Marilyn MonroeWho said nights were for sleep?

—  Marilyn Monroe, 1926-1962, American actress

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Saul BellowYou never have to change anything you got up in the middle of the night to write.

—  Saul Bellow, 1914-2005, Canadian-American writer, Nobel 1976

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Vincent Van GoghI think the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day.

—  Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890, Dutch painter

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Fyodor DostoyevskyIt was a wonderful night, such a night as is only possible when we are young, dear reader.

—  Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1821-1881, Russian writer

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Louis ScutenaireThe subconscious takes its revenge at night.

—  Louis Scutenaire, 1905-1987, Belgian surrealist & anarchist

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Antoin de Saint-ExupéryNight, when words fade and things come alive.

—  Antoin de Saint-Exupéry, 1900-1940, French writer

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Antonio PorchiaNight is a world lit by itself.

—  Antonio Porchia, 1885-1968, Italian-Argentinian poet

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Antoin de Saint-ExupéryAnd at night I love to listen to the stars. It is like five hundred million little bells.

—  Antoin de Saint-Exupéry, 1900-1940, French writer

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James BarrieGhosts were created when the first man awoke in the night.

—  James Barrie, 1860-1937, English writer

Latin Quotes

Night, shortly.

Mox nox.

—  Medieval Sundial motto

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Quotes in Verse

Dinos ChristianopoulosDid the night lead me me to these streets?
or did these streets lead me to the night?

—  Dinos Christianopoulos, 1931-2020, Greek poet

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Funny Quotes

Steven WrightThe other night I was lying in bed, looking up at the stars, and I wondered, “where the hell is my roof?”

—  Steven Wright, 1955-, American comedian

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Frank SinatraI'm for anything that gets you through the night, be it prayer, benzedrine or a bottle of Jack Daniel's.

—  Frank Sinatra, 1915-1998, American singer

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Steven WrightWhat a nice night for an evening.

—  Steven Wright, 1955-, American comedian

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Ancient Greek

Thales of MiletusTo the question, “What came first, night or day?” “Night,” he said, “by one day.”

Τον πυθόμενον τι πρότερον γεγόνοι, νυξ η ημέρα, «η νυξ,» έφη, «μια ημέρα πρότερον.»

—  Thales of Miletus, 643-548 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

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EuripidesNight is for the thieves, light is for the truth.

Κλεπτών γαρ η νυξ, της δ’ αληθείας το φως.

—  Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Iphigeneia in Tauris

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Proverbs

French proverbAt night all cats are grey.

—  French proverb

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American Indian proverbAfter dark all cats are leopards.

—  American Indian proverb ‐ Zuni

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Movie Quotes

Alphaville (1965)Do you know what illuminates the night? Poetry.

—  from the film Alphaville (1965)

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All About Eve (1950)Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night.

—  from the film All About Eve (1950)

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