“The clouds were disappearing rapidly, leaving the stars to die. The night dried up.”
André Breton (1896–1966) French writer
Source: The Magnetic Fields
“Light died in the west. Night and tears took the Nation. The star of Water drifted among the clouds like a murderer softly leaving the scene of the crime.”
— Terry Pratchett, book Nation
Source: Nation
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