„The sounds of early night die down. Mingled with the darkness of his kinsman Death and dripping with Stygian dew, Sleep enfolds the doomed city, pouring heavy ease from his unforgiving horn, and separates the men.“

— Statius

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„A deep sleep took hold upon him and eased the burden of his sorrows.“
— Homér
„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