“The boy on the Oakland porch goes to sleep upon the universe of ice and wakes up and remembers the death of his father and mother, and sees the sun.”
Obituaries (1979)
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Thus It Is, 1989, p. 6
As of a Trumpet, On Eagle's Wings, Thus It Is
Source: Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo (1972), p. 54.

The trial of Charles B. Reynolds for blasphemy (1887)

Heimsljós (World Light) (1940), Book One: The Revelation of the Deity

Chronomoros. In Letters and Literary Remains of Edward FitzGerald (1889), pg. 461.

“Once upon a time, Sleeping Beauty decided to take a nap from which she would never wake up.”
Source: You Know Where to Find Me

“How do the angels get to sleep / When the Devil leaves his porch light on?”
"Mr. Siegal", Heartattack and Vine (1980).

“My mother wasnʹt sleeping with anybody. She doesnʹt even sleep with my father.”
Source: Last Sacrifice