“Waking up was a daily cruelty, an affront, and she avoided it by not sleeping.”

“She looked like she was waking up in a strange place—only she knew she hadn’t gone to sleep yet, and that this was actually life.”

“Once upon a time, Sleeping Beauty decided to take a nap from which she would never wake up.”

“Try to imagine what it will be like to go to sleep and never wake up... now try to imagine what it was like to wake up having never gone to sleep.”

“You should not need anything to wake up. If you can't wake up without it, it's because you are either addicted to caffeine, sleep deprived, or a generally unhealthy slob. It may seem like the end of the world to give up your daily dose, especially if your rely on Starbucks as a good place to meet men. But it's not heroin, girls, and you'll learn to live without it.”

“Maia did not want to wake up. Sleep lay on her like a dead bear and she had no strength to struggle out from under it.”