Nicholas Sparks book Nights in Rodanthe
Paul Flanner, Chapter 16, p. 188
Source: 2000s, Nights in Rodanthe (2002)
“There are some nights when
sleep plays coy,
aloof and disdainful.
And all the wiles
that I employ to win
its service to my side
are useless as wounded pride,
and much more painful.”
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