„Thou wast not born for death, immortal Bird!No hungry generations tread thee down;The voice I hear this passing night was heardIn ancient days by emperor and clown“

— John Keats

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„… Night has chosen thee; thy death will be thy birth. Night calls to thee; harken to Her sweet voice. Your destiny awaits you at the House of Night.“
— P. C. Cast
„All days are nights to see till I see thee,And nights bright days when dreams do show thee me.“
— William Shakespeare
„In the dark I hear the night birds callI can feel a lover's breathI sleep in the kitchen with my feet in the hallSleep is like a temporary death“
— Bob Dylan
„Death hangs over thee: whilst yet thou livest, whilst thou mayest, be good.“
— Marcus Aurelius
„storming, enjoying, planning, loving, cautioning,Backing and filling, appearing and disappearing,I tread day and night such roads.“
— Walt Whitman