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Quote by Henry Beston
Learn to reverence night and to put away the vulgar fear of it, fo

Learn to reverence night and to put away the vulgar fear of it, for, with the banishment of night from the experience of man, there vanishes as well a religious emotion, a poetic mood, which gives depth to the adventure of humanity. – Henry Beston

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The three great elemental sounds in nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in a primeval wood, and the sound of outer ocean on a beach. – Henry Beston

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A wolf howls his soul into the misty night. The moon answers with glowing silence. – Terri Guillemets

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How magnificent the city is by the June moonlight! — after the streets are empty and silent. – Byron Caldwell Smith, letter to Kate Stephens

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A man is a very small thing, and the night is very large and full of wonders. – Edward Plunkett

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I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day. – Vincent Van Gogh

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