Quotes by Insomnia But [Pooh] couldn't sleep. The more he tried to sleep the more he couldn't. He tried counting Sheep, which is sometimes a good way of getting to sleep, and, as that was no good, he tried counting Heffalumps. And that was worse. Because every Heffalump that he counted was making straight for a pot of Pooh's honey, and eating it all. For some minutes he lay there miserably, but when the five hundred and eighty-seventh Heffalump was licking its jaws, and saying to itself, "Very good honey this, I don't know when I've tasted better," Pooh could bear it no longer. A. A. Milne sheep insomnia sleep A 2002 Oxford study showed counting sheep actually delays the onset of sleep. It's just too dull to stop us from worrying about jobs and spouses. A. J. Jacobs insomnia sleep jobs Insomnia is a glamorous term for thoughts you forgot to have in the day. Alain de Botton injury pain insomnia Some people talk in their sleep. Lecturers talk while other people sleep. Albert Camus insomnia sleep people Sometimes, from beyond the skycrapers, the cry of a tugboat finds you in your insomnia, and you remember that this desert of iron and cement is an island. Albert Camus new-york islands insomnia Physical activity within four hours of bedtime and illness can also cause this type of insomnia. Alistair Sinclair four causes insomnia Dawn: When men of reason go to bed. Ambrose Bierce insomnia sleep morning TZETZE (or TSETSE) FLY, n. An African insect ("Glossina morsitans") whose bite is commonly regarded as nature's most efficacious remedy for insomnia, though some patients prefer that of the American novelist ("Mendax interminabilis"). Ambrose Bierce novelists nature insomnia There's a beauty to wisdom and experience that cannot be faked. It's impossible to be mature without having lived. Amy Grant experience impossible insomnia People who are contented and serene sleep well. They fall asleep easily, stay asleep, and wake refreshed. Conversely, people who are anxious, stressed, or depressed do not sleep well, and chronic insomnia is strongly associated with mood disorders. These are clear correlations, but what is cause and what is effect is not clear. Most experts agree that sleep and mood are closely related, that healthy sleep can enhance emotional well-being, while insufficient quantity or quality of sleep can adversely affect it. Andrew Weil insomnia sleep fall Moral power is probably best when it is not used. The less you use it the more you have. Andrew Young power use insomnia Call me a sinner, Mock me maliciously: I was your insomnia, I was your grief. Anna Akhmatova call-me grief insomnia Give me bitter years of sickness, Suffocation, insomnia, fever, Take my child and my lover, And my mysterious gift of song This I pray at your liturgy After so many tormented days, So that the stormcloud over darkened Russia Might become a cloud of glorious rays. Anna Akhmatova insomnia song children There is nothing so entirely desirable in all the world as a few hours oblivion. Anne Reeve Aldrich oblivion insomnia world I studied all about Gauguin. He was a banker. He was a banker who - he used to paint on Sundays. And one day he hated himself for painting on Sundays. Anthony Quinn sunday one-day insomnia For years, I had used these fractured men to justify my cynicism and workaholism, and the grief, insomnia and casual anorexia were no longer of any interest to me. Antonella Gambotto-Burke grief insomnia men I prefer insomnia to anaesthesia. Antonio Tabucchi anaesthesia recycling insomnia For often, when one is asleep, there is something in consciousness which declares that what then presents itself is but a dream. Aristotle consciousness dream insomnia His insomnia was so bad, he couldn't sleep during office hours. Arthur Baer office insomnia sleep People would ask me, 'Is he as funny at home as he is in the movies?' ... I would have to answer, 'Well, he can be funny. But he is also very serious. He has insomnia and if we him up early, he would bawl the hell out of me'. Arthur Marx up-early home insomnia 1234567891011»
