Quotes about Sleeplessness

That night sleep escaped the king; so he ordered the Book of Records, the Chronicles, to be brought in and read to him.

You have kept my eyes from closing; I am too troubled to speak.

The fear of sleeplessness12 results in a hyper-intention to fall asleep, which, in turn, incapacitates the patient to do so. To overcome this particular fear, I usually advise the patient not to try to sleep but rather to try to do just the opposite, that is, to stay awake as long as possible.

I find the nights long, for I sleep but little, and think much.

It appears that every man's insomnia is as different from his neighbour's as are their daytime hopes and aspirations.