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

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These blessed candles of the night. – William Shakespeare, referring to stars, Merchant of Venice

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Dawn seemed to follow midnight with indecent haste. – J.K. Rowling

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