Famous and Literary Exemplars
A list of famous night owls includes:
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For Robert Louis Stevenson, "there is a romance about all those who are abroad in the black hours."
In Jayne Ann Krentz's Truth or Dare, "Arcadia and Harry were both creatures of the night. They managed to appear oddly stylish at one-thirty in the morning." When Arcadia's life is threatened, Harry suggests they immediately contact their friendly neighbourhood P.I., only for Arcadia to object: '"It's one-thirty a.m. He and Zoe will be sound asleep." "Not our fault those two keep weird hours."'
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Famous quotes containing the words famous and/or literary:
““Why visit the playhouse to see the famous Parisian models, ... when one can see the French damsels, Norma and Diana? Their names have been known on both continents, because everything goes as it will, and those that cannot be satisfied with these must surely be of a queer nature.””
—For the City of New Orleans, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
“The want of an international Copy-Right Law, by rendering it nearly impossible to obtain anything from the booksellers in the way of remuneration for literary labor, has had the effect of forcing many of our very best writers into the service of the Magazines and Reviews.”
—Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849)