“He looked at her uncomfortably; blinking, you know, like one not sure whether he was awake or asleep.”

“Emma was no asleep, she was pretending to be asleep; and, while he was dozing off at her side, she lay awake, dreaming other dreams.”

“I know not whether you came to me or I to you. Not whether it was a dream, asleep or awake. I am lost in the darkness of a downcast heart. Dream or reality. Let it be decided tonight.”

“Some people take months, years, maybe even decades, during which they aren't sure whether they're on the outside of Christian faith looking in, or on the inside looking around to see if it's real. As with ordinary waking up, there are many people who are somewhere in between. But the point is that there's such a thing as being asleep, and there's such a thing as being awake. And it's important to tell the difference, and to be sure you're awake by the time you have to be up and ready for action, whatever that action may be.”

“All men whilst they are awake are in one common world: but each of them, when he is asleep, is in a world of his own.”

“Raven sighed and looked up the tree. "Maybe it's asleep," he murmured.Myche grinned. "Want me to take a look?"Raven blinked. "What?"His friend gave a mock-suffering sigh. "I'm a squirrel. I know trees.”