Dark Night

Famous quotes containing the words dark night, dark and/or night:

    There dwell the children of the dark Night, the dread gods Sleep and Death.
    Hesiod (c. 8th century B.C.)

    Lies grow dark around us: will
    The statue of your beauty walk?
    Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

    Speak, even, as if I did not hear you speaking,
    But spoke for you perfectly in my thoughts,
    Conceiving words,
    As the night conceives the sea-sounds in silence,
    And out of their droning sibilants makes
    A serenade.
    Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)