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He awoke at six, as usual. He needed no alarm clock. He was already comprehensively alarmed. Martin Amis, The Information
He’ll probably wake up having sleepless nights about that one. Alan Parry
What angel wakes me from my flowery bed? William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream III I 135
Sometimes I lie awake at night, and ask, Where have I gone wrong? Then a voice says to me, This is going to take more than one night. Charles M Schulz
Sometimes I lie awake at night and ask, Why me? Then a voice answers, Nothing personal, your name just happened to come up. Charles M Schulz
And the heart that is soonest awake to the flowers is always the first to be touch’d by the thorns. Thomas Moore
Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding of how the world works. Carl Sagan
I have left orders to be awakened at any time in case of national emergency, even if I’m in a cabinet meeting. Ronald Reagan
I sweat a lot. You know, I’m waking up with the usual pyjamas wet through. Graham Taylor: The Impossible Job, Channel 4 1994
The older generation thought nothing of getting up at five every morning – and the younger generation doesn’t think much of it either. John J Welsh