There are such beings as vampires, some of us have evidence that they exist. Even had we not the proof of our own unhappy experience, the teachings and the records of the past give proof enough for sane peoples.
Bram StokerRead
Listen to them, the children of the night. What music they make!
Interpretation
This quote suggests an appreciation for the unique and enchanting sounds created by the night and its creatures.
Bram Stoker's quote evokes a sense of wonder and beauty found in the unknown, particularly highlighting the enchanting music made by creatures associated with the night. It suggests that by listening closely, one can discover profound and artistic expressions that often go unnoticed, inviting a deeper connection to nature and the mysteries it holds.
In practice
During a poetry reading, you could use this quote to illustrate the beauty of nature's sounds.
There are such beings as vampires, some of us have evidence that they exist. Even had we not the proof of our own unhappy experience, the teachings and the records of the past give proof enough for sane peoples.
I stood beside Van Helsing, and said;- "Ah, well, poor girl, there is peace for her at last. It is the end!" He turned to me, and said with grave solemnity:- "Not so; alas! not so. It is only the beginning!
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But a stranger in a strange land, he is no one. Men know him not, and to know not is to care not for.
Oh, the terrible struggle that I have had against sleep so often of late; the pain of the sleeplessness, or the pain of the fear of sleep, and with such unknown horror as it has for me! How blessed are some people, whose lives have no fears, no dreads; to whom sleep is a blessing that comes nightly, and brings nothing but sweet dreams.
It is the eve of St. George's Day. Do you not know that tonight, when the clock strikes midnight, all the evil things in the world will have full sway?
Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from us forever.
I feel like I'm a natural-born playwright, but the prose thing has always mystified me. How to keep it going? How do people do it, for years and years?
Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn.
Fashion passes, but style remains.
The poet does not know - often he will never know - whom he really writes for.
It is the artist's function not to copy but to synthesise: to eliminate from that gross confusion of actuality which is his raw material whatever is accidental, idle, irrelevant, and select for perpetuation that only which is appropriate and immortal.
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