Every morning I tell myself, "I'll sleep early tonight." And every night I say, "One more chapter.

I'm a bit of a night owl because that's when I feel the most creative and alive.

I'm not an insomniac. It's just that my mind is in the best position to catch the weight of all hovering possibilities the moment I lie down.

The morning was a wretched time of day for him. He feared it and it never brought him any good. On no morning of his life had he ever been in good spirits nor done any good before midday, nor ever had a happy idea, nor devised any pleasure for himself or others. By degrees during the afternoon he warmed and became alive, and only towards evening, on his good days, was he productive active and sometimes, aglow with joy.

There is a romance about all those who are abroad in the black hours.

The sun's down and the moon's pretty - it's time to ramble.