Evening

Evening

Evening in its primary meaning is the period of the day between afternoon and night. Though the term is subjective, evening is typically understood to begin just before dusk, when temperatures begin to fall, and last until just after nightfall, when complete darkness has been reached.

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Famous quotes containing the word evening:

    “One evening I sat Beauty on my knees—And I found her bitter—And I reviled her.”
    —Arthur Rimbaud (1854–1891)

    “This is the TV parlor
    in the best ward at Bedlam.
    The night nurse is passing
    out the evening pills.”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

    “It’s impossible to represent a saint [in Art]. It becomes boring. Perhaps because he is, like the Saturday Evening Post people, in the position of having almost infinitely free will.”
    —W.H. (Wystan Hugh)