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Midnight Quotes

How many of us are able to distinguish between the odors of noon and midnight, or of winter and summer, or of a windy spell and a still one? If man is so generally less happy in the cities than in the country, it is because all these variations and nuances of sight and smell and sound are less clearly marked and lost in the general monotony of gray walls and cement pavements Picture Quote #1

I hate this shallow Americanism which hopes to get rich by credit, to get knowledge by raps on midnight tables, to learn the economy of the mind by phrenology, or skill without study, or mastery without apprenticeship Picture Quote #1

They put me on the shift where they thought I could do the least harm, midnight to eight in the morning. Although the hours were lousy, they were perfect for an apprentice reporter Picture Quote #1

Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It’s perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we’ve learned something from yesterday Picture Quote #1

I love the idea of the street vibe, having folks together, out in the street at midnight Picture Quote #1

I found one had to do some work every day, even at midnight, because either you’re professional or you’re not Picture Quote #1

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I would teach from nine to four, sleep an hour, and write from six until midnight, night after night Picture Quote #1

A sentence starts out like a lone traveler heading into a blizzard at midnight, tilting into the wind, one arm shielding his face, the tails of his thin coat flapping behind him Picture Quote #1

That night as I lay in bed, I thought of several things I could have said and mourned the fact that my wit usually bloomed late, peaking when it no longer mattered, during the solitary hours close to midnight Picture Quote #1

People on the outside think there’s something magical about writing, that you go up in the attic at midnight and cast the bones and come down in the morning with a story, but it isn’t like that. You sit in back of the typewriter and you work, and that’s all there is to it Picture Quote #1

I want to be as famous as midnight. As powerful as a gun. As loved as a pizza Picture Quote #1

We gauge risk literally hundreds of times per day, usually well and often subconsciously. We start assessing risk before the disaster even happens. We are doing is right now. We decide where to live and what kind of insurance to buy, just like we process all kinds of everyday risks: we wear bike helmets, or not. We buckle our seatbelts, smoke cigarettes, and let our kids stay out until midnight. Or not Picture Quote #1

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No matter our talent, we all know in the midnight of our souls that 90 percent of what we do is less than our best Picture Quote #1

High blood pressure, cheeriness at breakfast, a mellowing political philosophy, and an inability to drink more than half a bottle of proof spirits at cocktail time without falling over the fire irons all suggest dark wings hovering overhead and the impending midnight croak of the raven Picture Quote #1

The last hour from midnight had lost half its quarters, and the stars went lifting up the great minutes Picture Quote #1

A great measure of a man is how he reacts to a midnight awakening when there’s no fire or burglar in sight Picture Quote #1

The self is fundamentally an illusion arising as a reflection of the soul in matter, much as a clear lake at midnight reflects the moon Picture Quote #1

The ocean sleeps. The ocean wakes. And the waking of the ocean is the waking of the soul. At midnight wakefulness springs from within the ocean Picture Quote #1

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The writing of poetry is a chancy business, it’s currency solitude and loss, its tools coffee and too much wine, its hours midnight, dawn, and dusk, and unlike other trade the hours asleep are not time off Picture Quote #1

And to remember both our triumphs and our missteps, our promises made and broken, the times we opened ourselves up to great adventures or closed ourselves down for fear of getting hurt, because that’s what new year’s all about, getting another chance, a chance to forgive. to do better, to do more, to give more, to love more, and to stop worrying about what if and start embracing what will be. so when that ball drops at midnight, and it will drop, let’s remember to be nice to each other, kind to each other, and not just tonight but all year long Picture Quote #1

I loved ghost stories, creaky staircases, stormy nights. If it guaranteed nightmares I read it by flashlight, after midnight Picture Quote #1

If you like making love at midnight in the dunes of the cape, you’re the love that I’ve looked for, come with me and escape Picture Quote #1

Around midnight I heard them shout unfaithful one and I knew right then the axe was gonna fall. It’s because of me Picture Quote #1

You just have to be classy at the end of the day. That doesn’t mean you can’t go with a midnight blue tux. And if you can find a deep red tux that looks classy and classic, I think you can pull it off Picture Quote #1

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I’m going to wait til the midnight hour, that’s when my love begins to shine Picture Quote #1

Although we are necessarily concerned, in a chronicle of events, with physical action by the light of day, history suggests that the human spirit wanders farthest in the silent hours between midnight and dawn. Those dark fruitful hours, seldom recorded, whose secret flowerings breed peace and war, loves and hates, the crowning or uncrowning of heads Picture Quote #1

Repentance is the turning of the soul from the way of midnight to the point of the coming sun Picture Quote #1

My mind was clear and penetrating at the time, for it was midnight, the hour at which I am most brave and most free Picture Quote #1

I’m partial to coffee shops, brain work, and poems on the page. I write after midnight. Sometimes, twisty syntax happens, and I surrender Picture Quote #1

Fresh blood at midnight isn’t red. It’s a purplish black that easily blends into the shadows Picture Quote #1

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How many of us are able to distinguish between the odors of noon and midnight, or of winter and summer, or of a windy spell and a still one? If man is so generally less happy in the cities than in the country, it is because all these variations and nuances of sight and smell and sound are less clearly marked and lost in the general monotony of gray walls and cement pavements (Midnight Quotes) I hate this shallow Americanism which hopes to get rich by credit, to get knowledge by raps on midnight tables, to learn the economy of the mind by phrenology, or skill without study, or mastery without apprenticeship (Midnight Quotes) They put me on the shift where they thought I could do the least harm, midnight to eight in the morning. Although the hours were lousy, they were perfect for an apprentice reporter (Midnight Quotes) Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It’s perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we’ve learned something from yesterday (Midnight Quotes) I love the idea of the street vibe, having folks together, out in the street at midnight (Midnight Quotes) I found one had to do some work every day, even at midnight, because either you’re professional or you’re not (Midnight Quotes) I would teach from nine to four, sleep an hour, and write from six until midnight, night after night (Midnight Quotes) A sentence starts out like a lone traveler heading into a blizzard at midnight, tilting into the wind, one arm shielding his face, the tails of his thin coat flapping behind him (Midnight Quotes) That night as I lay in bed, I thought of several things I could have said and mourned the fact that my wit usually bloomed late, peaking when it no longer mattered, during the solitary hours close to midnight (Midnight Quotes) People on the outside think there’s something magical about writing, that you go up in the attic at midnight and cast the bones and come down in the morning with a story, but it isn’t like that. You sit in back of the typewriter and you work, and that’s all there is to it (Midnight Quotes) I want to be as famous as midnight. As powerful as a gun. As loved as a pizza (Midnight Quotes) We gauge risk literally hundreds of times per day, usually well and often subconsciously. We start assessing risk before the disaster even happens. We are doing is right now. We decide where to live and what kind of insurance to buy, just like we process all kinds of everyday risks: we wear bike helmets, or not. We buckle our seatbelts, smoke cigarettes, and let our kids stay out until midnight. Or not (Midnight Quotes) No matter our talent, we all know in the midnight of our souls that 90 percent of what we do is less than our best (Midnight Quotes) High blood pressure, cheeriness at breakfast, a mellowing political philosophy, and an inability to drink more than half a bottle of proof spirits at cocktail time without falling over the fire irons all suggest dark wings hovering overhead and the impending midnight croak of the raven (Midnight Quotes) The last hour from midnight had lost half its quarters, and the stars went lifting up the great minutes (Midnight Quotes) A great measure of a man is how he reacts to a midnight awakening when there’s no fire or burglar in sight (Midnight Quotes) The self is fundamentally an illusion arising as a reflection of the soul in matter, much as a clear lake at midnight reflects the moon (Midnight Quotes) The ocean sleeps. The ocean wakes. And the waking of the ocean is the waking of the soul. At midnight wakefulness springs from within the ocean (Midnight Quotes) The writing of poetry is a chancy business, it’s currency solitude and loss, its tools coffee and too much wine, its hours midnight, dawn, and dusk, and unlike other trade the hours asleep are not time off (Midnight Quotes) And to remember both our triumphs and our missteps, our promises made and broken, the times we opened ourselves up to great adventures or closed ourselves down for fear of getting hurt, because that’s what new year’s all about, getting another chance, a chance to forgive. to do better, to do more, to give more, to love more, and to stop worrying about what if and start embracing what will be. so when that ball drops at midnight, and it will drop, let’s remember to be nice to each other, kind to each other, and not just tonight but all year long (Midnight Quotes) I loved ghost stories, creaky staircases, stormy nights. If it guaranteed nightmares I read it by flashlight, after midnight (Midnight Quotes) If you like making love at midnight in the dunes of the cape, you’re the love that I’ve looked for, come with me and escape (Midnight Quotes) Around midnight I heard them shout unfaithful one and I knew right then the axe was gonna fall. It’s because of me (Midnight Quotes) You just have to be classy at the end of the day. That doesn’t mean you can’t go with a midnight blue tux. And if you can find a deep red tux that looks classy and classic, I think you can pull it off (Midnight Quotes) I’m going to wait til the midnight hour, that’s when my love begins to shine (Midnight Quotes) Although we are necessarily concerned, in a chronicle of events, with physical action by the light of day, history suggests that the human spirit wanders farthest in the silent hours between midnight and dawn. Those dark fruitful hours, seldom recorded, whose secret flowerings breed peace and war, loves and hates, the crowning or uncrowning of heads (Midnight Quotes) Repentance is the turning of the soul from the way of midnight to the point of the coming sun (Midnight Quotes) My mind was clear and penetrating at the time, for it was midnight, the hour at which I am most brave and most free (Midnight Quotes) I’m partial to coffee shops, brain work, and poems on the page. I write after midnight. Sometimes, twisty syntax happens, and I surrender (Midnight Quotes) Fresh blood at midnight isn’t red. It’s a purplish black that easily blends into the shadows (Midnight Quotes)

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