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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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For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream. – Vincent Van Gogh

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Nothing like a nighttime stroll to give you ideas. – J.K. Rowling, “The Egg and The Eye,” Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, 2000,

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Day, like a weary pilgrim, had reached the western gate of heaven, and Evening stooped down to unloose the latchets of his sandal shoon. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Hyperion

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Night has become painful for me. It brings to light the regrets of the day. – Grey Livingston

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