„Lay your sleeping head, my loveHuman on my faithless arm;Time and fevers burn awayIndividual beauty fromThoughtful children, and the graveProves the child ephemeral;But in my arms till break of dayLet the living creature lie:Mortal, guilty, but to meThe entirely beautiful.“

— W. H. Auden

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„leave me in peace, let me sleep one night at least without my pillow being wet with tears, my eyes burning and my head throbbing“
— Anne Frank
„I was guilty and irritated and full of love and pain. I wanted to kick him and I wanted to take him in my arms.“
— James Baldwin
„D'ye ken that the only time I am without pain is in your bed, Sassenach? When I take ye, when I lie in your arms-my wounds are healed, then, my scars forgotten.“
— Diana Gabaldon
„Did my heart love till now? forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night.“
— William Shakespeare
„Could I but lay my head in your lap, lass. Feel your hand on me, and sleep wi' the scent of you in my bed.Christ, Sassenach. I need ye.“
— Diana Gabaldon
„After a year and six months, it's no longer me that you want. But, I love you so much it hurts. Never mistreated you once; I poured my heart out to you. Let down my guard, swear to God. I'll blow my brains in your lap, lay here and die in your arms. Drop to my knees and I'm pleading; I'm trying to stop you from leaving. You won't even listen, so...“
— Eminem