“ In solitary one grows sick of oneself in his thoughts, and the only way to escape oneself is to sleep. ”
Jack London, The Star Rover (1915). copy citation
| Author | Jack London |
|---|---|
| Source | The Star Rover |
| Topic | escape sleep |
| Date | 1915 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1162/1162-h/1162-h.htm |
Context
“My bed was a thin and rotten tick of straw spread on the cell floor. One thin and filthy blanket constituted the covering. There was no chair, no table—nothing but the tick of straw and the thin, aged blanket. I was ever a short sleeper and ever a busy-brained man. In solitary one grows sick of oneself in his thoughts, and the only way to escape oneself is to sleep. For years I had averaged five hours’ sleep a night. I now cultivated sleep. I made a science of it. I became able to sleep ten hours, then twelve hours, and, at last, as high as fourteen and fifteen hours out of the twenty-four.”
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