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Lauren Oliver Quotes about Sleep

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Sometimes I'm afraid to go to sleep because of what I'm leaving behind.

Sometimes I'm afraid to go to sleep because of what I'm leaving behind.

Lauren Oliver
Sleep, Leaving, Sometimes

Are you ever afraid to go to sleep? Afraid of what comes next?” He smiles a sad little smile and I swear it’s like he knows. “Sometimes I’m afraid of what I’m leaving behind,” he says.

Lauren Oliver
Sleep, Leaving, Littles
Lauren Oliver (2010). “Before I Fall”, p.260, Hachette UK

I think of the quietness of Julian's voice as he said I love you, the steadiness of his rib cage rising and falling against my back, as we sleep.I love you, Julian. But the words don't come.

Lauren Oliver
Love, Fall, Sleep
Lauren Oliver (2015). “Delirium Trilogy: Delirium, Pandemonium, Requiem”, p.659, Hachette UK

In one of the tents, Julian is sleeping. And in another: Alex

Lauren Oliver
Sleep, Alex, Tents
Lauren Oliver (2013). “Requiem”, p.13, Harper Collins

There were days I asked for it-prayed for it when I went to sleep. The belief that I would see you again, that I could find you-the hope for it-was the only thing that kept me going.

Lauren Oliver
Sleep, Belief, You Again
Lauren Oliver (2013). “Requiem”, p.14, Harper Collins

"Everyone is asleep. They've all been asleep for years. You seemed... awake." Alex is whispering now. He closes his eyes, opens them again. "I'm tired of sleeping."

Lauren Oliver
Tired, Sleep, Eye
"Delirium". Book by Lauren Oliver, January 1, 2011.

I thought the Invalids were beasts; I thought they would rip me apart. But these people saved me, and gave me the softest place to sleep, and nursed me back to health, and haven't asked for anything in return. The animals are on the other side of the fence: monsters wearing uniforms. They speak softly, and tell lies, and smile as they're slitting your throat.

Lauren Oliver
Rip, Lying, Sleep
Lauren Oliver (2012). “Pandemonium”, p.13, Harper Collins

Less than a month ago all of August still stretched before us - long and golden and reassuring, like an endless period of delicious sleep.

Lauren Oliver
Sleep, August, Long
Lauren Oliver (2015). “Delirium Trilogy: Delirium, Pandemonium, Requiem”, p.225, Hachette UK

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