Colors pursue me

“Colors pursue me like a constant worry.
They even worry me in my sleep.”

~Claude Monet

Our birth

Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting;
The soul that rises with us, our life's Star,
Hath had elsewhere its setting,
And cometh from afar;
Not in entire forgetfulness,
And not in utter nakedness,
But trailing clouds of glory do we come...

~William Wordsworth

Death

“Death- the last sleep?
No, it is the final awakening.”

~Sir Walter Scott

Soft moss

Soft moss a downy pillow makes, and green leaves spread a tent,
Where Faerie fold may rest and sleep until their night is spent.
The bluebird sings a lullaby, the firefly gives a light,
The twinkling stars are candles bright, Sleep, Faeries all, Good Night.

~Elizabeth T. Dillingham, "A Faery Song"

The wall is silence

The wall is silence, the grass is sleep,
Tall trees of peace their vigil keep,
And the Fairy of Dreams with moth-wings furled
Plays soft on her flute to the drowsy world.

~Ida Rentoul Outhwaite

The little Plumpuppets

The little Plumpuppets are fairies of beds;
They have nothing to do but watch sleepyheads;
They turn down the sheets and they tuck you in tight,
And dance on your pillow to wish you good night!

~Christopher Morley

Kittens are born

"Kittens are born with their eyes shut. They open them in about six days, take a look around, then close them again for the better part of their lives."

-Stephen Baker

Cats are rather delicate

"Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject to a good many ailments, but I never heard of one who suffered from insomnia."

--Joseph Wood Krutch

Keep Watch

Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, Lord Christ; give rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the joyous and all for your love's sake.

~A Christian Prayer

Millions

Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth unseen, both when we wake and when we sleep.

~John Milton

Our high resolves

Our high resolves look down on our slumbering acts.

~L.E. Landon

For disappearing acts

For disappearing acts, it's hard to beat what happens to the eight hours supposedly left after eight of sleep and eight of work.

~Doug Larson

For sleep

For sleep, riches, and health to be truly enjoyed, they must be interrupted.

~Jean Paul Richter