Every sleepy boy and girl in every bed around the world can hear the stars up in the sky whispering a lullaby. – Mary Chapin Carpenter

Night is a world lit by itself. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

What I take from my nights, I add to my days. – Leon de Rotrou, “Vencelas,” translated

Metaphor for the night sky: A trillion asterisks and no explanations. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com