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All men whilst they are awake are in one common world: but each of

All men whilst they are awake are in one common world: but each of them, when he is asleep, is in a world of his own. – Plutarch

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Insomnia is a gross feeder. It will nourish itself on any kind of thinking, including thinking about not thinking. – Clifton Fadiman

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There is a drowsy state, between sleeping and waking, when you dream more in five minutes with your eyes half open, and yourself half conscious of everything that is passing around you, than you would in five nights with your eyes fast closed and your senses wrapt in perfect unconsciousness. – Charles Dickens

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In its early stages, insomnia is almost an oasis in which those who have to think or suffer darkly take refuge. – Colette

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Many things — such as loving, going to sleep, or behaving unaffectedly — are done worst when we try hardest to do them. – C.S. Lewis

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