I find that when you have a real interest in life and a curious life, that sleep is not the most important thing. Martha Stewart
Sleep is when all the unsorted stuff comes flying out as from a dustbin upset in a high wind. William Golding
Sleep, that deplorable curtailment of the joy of life. Virginia Woolf
Sleep, nature’s rest, divine tranquillity,
That brings peace to the mind and chases far
All care; that soothes our breasts by daily toil
Over-wearied, and prepares for labour new.
Ovid.
Much sleep is not required by nature, either for our souls or bodies, or for the actions in which they are concerned. Plato
Come Sleep! Oh Sleep, the certain knot of peace,
The baiting-place of wit, the balm of woe,
The poor man’s wealth, the prisoner’s release,
Th’indifferent judge between the high and low.
Sir Philip Sidney
Do nerds never sleep? Joan Severance
Up, lad: when the journey’s over
There’ll be time enough to sleep.
A E Housman