As we moved along in a little procession, I was delighted with the illumination of the streets. So many lamps, and they burned until morning, my father said, and so people did not need to carry lanterns. Mary Antin burncarrydelight share on social
My father was a Baptist preacher, and he used to read the King James Bible to me every single morning. He made me memorize it and repeat verses at night before I went to sleep. Jay Parini baptistbiblefather Change image and share on social
As a kid in Africa, you were so connected to nature itself because you went farming, watched the moon out at night, observed how the sky was different, and how the birds chanted different songs in the evening and the morning. Ishmael Beah africabirdchant share on social
Pick up any newspaper in the morning. Count the words in the lead sentences. There will be at least 25 in all of them: Guaranteed. The writers just want to tell you how many degrees they have from this college or that university. Jimmy Breslin collegecountdegree share on social
It's frightening to think about more sanctions. When I've met North Koreans in China, they've said to me, 'You have no idea how difficult our lives are. We live like dogs.' They wake up in the morning wondering what they're going to eat for dinner. Barbara Demick chinadifficultdinner share on social
As a novelist, I'm incredibly lucky to make a living, but that doesn't mean that I don't lie awake at four o'clock in the morning, worrying. David Nicholls awakeclockincredibly Change image and share on social
Nixon was so crooked that he needed servants to help him screw his pants on every morning. Hunter S. Thompson crookmorningneed Change image and share on social
I love getting up in the morning with nothing else to do except write. Ron Moody lovemorningwrite Change image and share on social
Many Africans are used to a life where they get up in the morning and don't know what they're going to do that day. Mo Ibrahim africandaylife Change image and share on social
I do sport at the gym a few times a week, but I hate it. Work is my only remedy. I feel so twisted and horrible in the morning, but then I go to the office and I start feeling better. Work is my Tylenol. Extra-strength. Alber Elbaz extrafeelfelt share on social
