单词 | night |
例句 | Since that night when he had stood alone in his cell, feeling the high magic which Max’s talk had given him, he was more than ever naked to the hot blasts of hate. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z We had more specials, extended lunch menus into the night—something that a few of our regulars had asked for in the past. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z So now, three hundred feet in the night and rising higher, while he should have been trembling, he was not. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I walked all morning and into the evening, but in the end found myself at the same place where I had slept the previous night. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “All day and all night, might be even longer,” insisted one big, black-bearded archer with a Cerwyn axe sewn on his breast. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I erased my entire hard drive last night. I need to load everything back on and rewrite that essay for English. Hey, Brady, remember those oxymorons we talked about in lit the other day?” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “Yes, sir, Mr. Stone. We use that playground every single day. From morning to night,” I assured him, even though no one used it. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t know what she did at night, with the shades down, with the door locked, in the sealed privacy of her room. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Energy that would slowly turn frantic as the night went on. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z After my mother leaves, we wake in the middle of the night calling out for her. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z “Before the day soldiers get there. While the night ones are still tired.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z It was night, so that the windows were covered, and the doors were never uncovered. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything about this night was true in a way that transcended their bodies. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I sleep that night on their sofa, and by the next night, I’m back in the apartment, warming my fingers and soaking my cold, sore feet. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z It had rained a little in the night and it was fresh and cool on the plateau, and there was a wonderful view. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Judging by the poisonous look Eric gives Four when he isn’t paying attention, last night’s loss must have bothered Eric more than he let on. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z We’ve been out every night this week until two or three in the morning. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Daylight faded to dusk and then to night. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Well, um,” I said, “first, we do want to say thank you for dinner last night and—” “We bought them dinner last night?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “I heard that a boy drowned here last night. Do you know anything about that?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z On the night of May 10, 1933, in many German cities, university students and Storm Troopers carried flaming torches and marched behind trucks and oxcarts filled with banned books. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z My cousins were over that night and I remember them all laughing at her. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Sometimes at night I think about how he might be dead and I haven’t heard yet. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And then one night we could not come back. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Celia, too, once prayed in the night, rocking in her wicker swing until dawn. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z One night he was spotted dining with Gregory Kheifetz, the local Soviet vice-consul, whom he had met at a party at the home of the violinist Isaac Stern. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z At night, he ate ravenously and slept as though drugged. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z It was hard to tell when night came on. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z What he did have was the deer shed at the Elmwood Park Zoo, which is where he slept his first few nights in town. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘I’ve come to bid you good night,’ said the landlord, putting the candles on the table. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The bear sinks its teeth into the fish's flesh because it must; it never terrorizes a deer for a night of fun, just because it can. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z They fried it that night over their fire, thick slices of it, and put the slices to simmer with a tin of beans. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Up or down the wet or dusty streets, indoors or out, the days and nights began to spell out magic possibilities. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z And last night she was too upset over not getting the piano. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Visitors, eagerly pulling on their jackets as they head home for the night. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Such restless nights make them sleep late, and Violet has to hurry to get a meal prepared before getting ready for her round of heads. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z That night, while the Oracle of Thoth in the Land of Egypt struggled with the question “Where is Security?” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look, I just wanted to say, I’m sorry. About last night. About everything.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I wrote this one night: “The raft is almost done. Bando has promised to stay until we can sail out into the deep fishing holes. “Bando and I found some clay along the stream bank. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “I needed him and he wasn’t there. He got crowned homecoming king the night she was born. He wasn’t even with me in the room.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z But the prospect of Johannesburg was so exciting to me that I felt like I slept on a beautiful feather bed that night. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d spent many sleepless nights tending to me after the fire. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I rubbed down the horses at night and rattled the sheet of tin backstage when we needed thunder onstage. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A little over a year after his flight above the Gulf of Tonkin on the night it all began, Commander James Stockdale was shot down. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z One of us has to wash up at night, and one of us has to wash up in the morning, to make sure she gets to have some hot water too. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z They were like those time-exposure photographs you see of cities at night, with the long red streaks made by the tail lights of cars. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z And he was dark, the color of a night shadow. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z She was warning that the chance of rain was 80 percent, so it was a good night to stay inside. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She’d watched the faces in the park in North Carolina during the daytime, and at night when they gathered for atrocities. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Everyone worked day and night, Monday through Saturday. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It came one night in Saigon, when they went to a party thrown for Sheehan, who was heading back to the States. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “What? Don’t be crazy, Hamza. Nobody goes to Freedom Square at night.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I’d sit up in our bed all night sometimes, listening to my brother as he told me about the other worlds he could see. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z "Yeah, Donna. You can come over and spend the night. Watch Matt, eat pizza, talk on the phone ... It will be the easiest ten bucks you ever made." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Sometimes he heard them at night when he was supposed to be asleep. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z At night she runs her fingertips over her father’s model: the bell tower, the display windows. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The only difference was the absence of photographers because it was the middle of the night. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z What terrible thing would lead Horatio to disrupt our wedding night? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He comes home that Friday night, throws his wages on the table and says to Mam, Are you happy now? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z We talked some more that night, and I recall being very hard put to it to answer coherently when he asked me what women were like. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z He’d show them now that he was back; he’d keep them at it all day and all night if need be. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She wrote Charlie that night after curfew in the flickering light of a forbidden stub of candle. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z "He did not tell me why. Perhaps he is loath to part with the warm burrow between her thighs, even for a night. Or perhaps he is that certain of his victory." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Of course she likes you,” Jonathan tells Gogol, patiently listening to a minute account of their acquaintance one night in the dining hall. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z After work he went to night school along with my mother. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She had put the foxes in danger, but now she could go out into the night and help make them safe again. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z When a man died, his mount was killed and placed beneath him on the fu-neral pyre, to carry him to the night lands. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But this night of my first visit was Kitchen Mechanics’ Night at the Savoy, the traditional Thursday night off for domestics. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Most youngsters begin to make their own night nests when their baby brothers or sisters are born. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z When I tried to fall asleep that first night, I ached for something familiar to hug. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z T Ihat night, after I had weighed my fseces and recorded their mass in the book which I had been given for that purpose, I paused; I set down the chamber-pot and replaced the lid. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Since I did not require any facilities, sewer, water, or electricity, the price to me for stopping the night was one dollar. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z You shouldn't have left your game last night. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z That night dinner proved to be a somber affair, and it had nothing to do with the food. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, Archivist,” said Spurge, though he was not responsible for night. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z I think about her body against mine and I know that a lot of what I felt that night was about her, but that some of it wasn't. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Then she added with her familiar bite, "Why you breaking in this time of night?" When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z He tried to stay awake all night but he could not. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I could not believe it was merely because I’d seen the steward in the forest the night before. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z When I saw the brilliant orange flame in the night, I saw better than ever before how gray was the world I lived in. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z It was the sound of witchery: smashing through the night, shrill and cold as black metal. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z One night after supper, I realized I had brought a shovel home from the office. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z First, I need to find out if there’s any way that I can be made to remember what happened on Saturday night. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I can drink all night and not even show it, if I'm in the mood. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z The last of the gloaming had become night. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z When we brought out the deck of cards that night, we let Ruthie deal. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s ironic how Ms. G is helping us write about an undeclared war, and that night she was helping us fight it. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z She would get the details later—some from Bebe herself, when she’d calmed down; others from the news stories that would air that night and the newspaper articles that would print the next morning. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Winter darkness descended, the afternoon slowly graying into night. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z As long as he didn’t leave spots of ink on the sheets, the Dursleys need never know that he was studying magic by night. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z And not a single bad dream came over the wall for the rest of that night. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z No dim lights from other cabins punctuated the night. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z One night in May, my uncle and I sat on the balcony of his apartment. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The night before, I had measured the heights. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “We have little to fear in the night. Any ‘Choosing’ is done during the day. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z If he is out all night, no one cares. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z So Ranofer reasoned, and could find no fault in the reasoning however much he wanted to, until one night when he was wakened again by the squeak of hinges. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z It was one of the watchers of the night before who had promised to come back so he cooked breakfast for three which he and the other man ate together. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Sticks of high explosives fell swishing from two-engine bombers, including one old plane that came over every night. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “She slang her pups last night,” said Slim. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z As the cool breeze of night set in, neighboring families pulled up plastic lawn chairs to conduct “chair committee” and casually meander over the day’s events without rancor or argument or constant one- upmanship. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In our wing there is only one night sister, perhaps she has something to do in one of the other rooms. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I walked all afternoon and almost all night until I was so tired I could not go on. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z She leaned back to look at the night sky. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z At night, she’d gaze out an open upstairs window, and her sighs would float to us on the breeze, melancholy as the call of a mourning dove. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I’d heard stories of parents who let their kids stay up all night, but I didn’t know them. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z "I'm coming over some night. The Dingo. That's the great place, isn't it?" The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Now they were grieving for their friends and it was clear they didn’t have enough night flying experience to go to war yet. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z My room has been tidied while I was gone, my bed made and my windows opened to let in the night air. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It was evening, and the grey light was again waning fast, when they halted for the night. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z In the night, Isaac the Joiner had a dream in which we all hung with wires through our bodies, and pigeons made their homes upon us, even as we died suspended. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z A few nights later, we’re all on the porch of the shack, playing cards. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z The night before and the night before that he had been much upset over Rab’s leaving. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z On the one hand, the federal marshal showing up the night before had spooked me. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z "But then, on the night of the prom, he has a makeover, takes off his glasses, does a hair flick"—which he demonstrated—"and suddenly...Ya salam! He's stunningly gorgeous! Who knew?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Suddenly, it struck me that for a whole night, we were living with a dead body in our garage! Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z It was cold out, because we were outside on a mountain, and we wore jackets and night goggles. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The same deep voice I’d heard in the hold the night I found the empty pods calls out. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I smell the rain that came down in the night. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z They left the shore at dawn in their skin canoes and did not return until night, towing after them the slain otter. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought our days of packing up and driving off in the middle of the night were over. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Besides, the shovels were locked up at night, presumably so they couldn't be used as weapons. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The person who wore this had lain in the fields on still nights, when the air near the eejit pens had gone bad. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Houses that smelled like coffee in the morning and popcorn at night. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z I spend the rest of the night staring into that blank space. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Despite everybody acting so nice the night before, nobody went to call on Grandpa and Miss Love—at least nobody that I heard of. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z It was the man with owl-eyed glasses whom I had found marvelling over Gatsby's books in the library one night three months before. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I’m afraid of whatever substance is on it, even more so after a night of chickens. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I sat down on the sidewalk in amazement—the night, the stars. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The sand where he sat was warm to the touch but the night beyond the fire was sharp with the cold. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Twice in the night she had these bad dreams and woke up on the floor. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The night passed heavily, and it was nearly time for Ellidyr’s turn at guard, when Taran heard a rustling in the shrub. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “How about two hundred dollars a night? Do you think the twins have that kind of money? Who the hell do you think is paying for it?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z So Roz decided to keep a fire going day and night to prevent snow from building up on the roof. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z At the police barracks the sergeant tells us we can spend the night. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z But that night we found out that Fazlullah’s men had switched off all the cable channels. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z That night I dreamed that the house was on fire. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know I never shall be, so that’s always. Not that I have any occasion to tell you anything, for you know everything I know,—as I told you at home the other night.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Gavin runs with me when he can, and we do our homework together almost every night. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I figured it would be easiest to do the night part first so I decided to stick around the library until it got dark, then head for Grand Rapids. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z The down quilt Mom put on my bed is too light, and it keeps slipping off during the night. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet I could not forget the horror of that night, and I knew that I would never trust him again. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z We all moved forward, trying to see the path in the blue night. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “This should cover him and his girl for the rest of the night, okay?” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z For at least one night a week since Gabriel’s disappearance, Mena had shown up at our house with a sack full of groceries and cooked an entire meal, dessert and all. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z By supper the next night she had finished cleaning everything but the living-room chandelier. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z He had great difficulty breaking them, not being able to pull much with his arm or chest muscles, but finally got enough to keep the fire going all day and into the night. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z The night before the fourth game of the season against Odessa High, Gaines locked the doors of the field house for a team meeting. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He tells me this at night when I work in the basement of the house. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z At night, after dinner and after my mom and I spend time with each other, Olly and I stare at each other out the window. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “The email that was sent out last night was cruel and cheap, and could be considered criminal if reported to the authorities,” Headmaster Clarkson continued. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z The night worker put a key in the lock and turned it. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z As the night wore on, I had a hard time keeping my eyes open. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Mother gave me a warning tap last night, which I deserved. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z On the evening of April 30, the night before Opening Day, a British reporter named F. Herbert Stead visited the fairgrounds. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z There came a night when he was so exhausted that, although there were other calls to make, he drank hot milk and went to bed. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Slouched next to me, almost invisible against the night in a black outfit, is June. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z It means it’s seven thirty on a Saturday night, and I’m four stops away from the first act of my love story. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Wondrously beautiful he lies on the mountainside, motionless and remote as if in death, but warm and living, and night after night the Moon visits him and covers him with her kisses. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He remembered a rotund black man, with a bald head and a crisp blue uniform, watching over him on the train, bringing him sandwiches, and tucking him into his berth at night. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z We have no fear in running at good speed up the river at night; there is plenty of water, and the banks are wide enough apart to make steaming, even in the dark, easy enough. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z This was the first time I had seen her since that night. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Other nights, the children visit camps of other witches for competition. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z “Would this be the potter who made the wine pot used at last night’s dinner?” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The scraeling war party fell upon them that night: five hundred men to thirty. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I should have been grateful for the potato soup that night. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z No matter what she tells me, I will make this the last night. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The night before, during dinner, August had said she owned twenty-eight acres left to her by her granddaddy. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z That night, we ate beans and collard greens with our sadza. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z That night, she used the twine to garrote three of our jailers and broke the necks of the other three with her bare hands. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z After a week, the train stopped late at night. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z There wasn’t any need for shelter at this temporary airfield, because everyone here was awake and working all night. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z It is the third night I have had no sleep. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “Hey, why do you look like you got fifteen minutes of sleep last night? You okay?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I’d cried for days when I learned I was carrying twins, and now I lay awake nights wondering whether my despair had poisoned her. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Seventeen nights and days in the open water he sailed, before a dark shoreline appeared; Skheria then came slowly into view like a rough shield of bull’s hide on the sea. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It would disappear with sunrise but return again, hovering on our path, the next night. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z On rainy nights he could be seen prowling about the house with an umbrella, waiting for a light in Amaranta’s bedroom. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “Let’s get this night over with, shall we?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z That night we held each other in bed. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Stubble peppers his jaw, and his eyes look tired, like he's been up all night. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z "With the king. They have been together most of the night." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Praise the Lord, no, ma’am. Got enough left over from last night to do us. We going home and get cleaned up to go to the revival meeting.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The next night, at the same late hour, I position myself in the training building itself, across from the pillar where I saw the Masks disappear. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I told him about the hairy hands that came at my throat in the middle of the night, the hands that wanted to choke me for not saving Mama. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z It was a Thursday, which meant his mother didn’t work at the hospital until the night shift. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Three weeks, Mr. Ages had said, would be the soonest Timothy could get out of bed, the soonest he could live through a chill night without getting pneumonia again. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z That night, Fina and I eat dinner with Mom, Dad, and Lily. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Next thing I know we’re above the clouds, a starry night sky all around us. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z One night not long after, they are fast asleep when the telephone rings. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She kissed me and her father good night. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, yeah, I almost forgot. You remember when we was out bowling the other night?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She woke later that night to hear voices—despairing, yearning voices. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “You...how many times was it you standing beside me on the deck at night when I thought it was Kuwei?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z That night, when I was brought into her presence before my bedtime, I asked her if she would sing for me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It was a muggy, overcast night, with the feeling of thunderstorms in the air, but as long as it wasn’t raining, Alex enjoyed the walk. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Ghost followed close at his heels, out into the night. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As Dinah Washington was leaving with some friends, I overheard someone say she was on her way to the Savoy Ballroom where Lionel Hampton was appearing that night—she was then Hamp’s vocalist. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “He goes off every morning in a crisp white shirt. And every night he comes home wrinkled and pit-stained with his sleeves rolled up.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z You don't need words on a night like this. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z All night she had slept on this silent river, like a boat upon a soundless tide. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z As Stanley stared at the glittering night sky, he thought there was no place he would rather be. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “There is no more. I gather the last of the hawthorn root near the cemetery last night. But I am sure there is more to be found elsewhere.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z That night, after whiskey has rendered Camel dead to the world and Walter is snoring on the bedroll, I leave the little room and stand looking over the backs of the ring stock. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z You left with the Founder in the black of night, and I know it. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It was no longer safe to walk along the roads at night, no longer safe to walk about the plantation where they lived, at night. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Phillips said that she had disappeared sometime during the night, taking the few articles of woman's clothing she owned, and leaving behind all her boy's garb. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Using one of the turncoat’s exploits, I performed a quick hack that caused my eargear and hab-unit cameras to display the archived video from my first night of indenturement instead of a live feed. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z That night she stole out of the house and sped along the dark path to the ship, where they were rejoicing in their good fortune with no thought of evil. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Now Cole had danced half the night, but still a defiant flicker of anger remained inside him. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z That night at Elsinore no royal banquet celebrated the prince’s marriage. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z We meet up with Sammy at another club for a drink the next night. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Last night I made out the objects but the color was missing. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She would stay up all night just because one of them had a very stuffed nose. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Seven months of sleepless nights and peering over my shoulder and trying to act normal. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z That night at supper, my father looked at me with an unbecoming passion. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Together at night behind locked doors they cast bullets. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “They didn’t get to the news tonight. Carter disrupted things while they were still telling stories. That’s something, I suppose. They’ll be back tomorrow night. It’ll give me something to do.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I spend the night on a crumpled horse blanket against the wall, as far from the cot as I can. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z But all I see are the twinkling lights in the courtyard and a town car in the distance, disappearing into the night. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The night of the extermination two men had gone to get him at his house and had shot at him with their revolvers but they had missed the cross of ashes. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The following night, Bob found the spot in the corner of my domain where the glass is broken. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z This has to be a cruel prank from her ex, a Death-Cast employee trying to scare her since she called off their year long engagement last night. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Does she remember that I apologized to her that night? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Hildy had a feller, a beau who took her dancing Saturday nights. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She asked Papa to seal the base of the tent by piling extra dirt, about six inches high, all around it outside so that animals, especially snakes, could not crawl underneath during the night. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “Thank God!” he exclaimed, “that if anything malignant did come near you last night, it was only the veil that was harmed. Oh, to think what might have happened!” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I see dark on dark out here in the night. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z I record them, check them off one by one for the dead ears of night. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The night smelled of dampness, mud, and smoke from the small house’s chimney. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Thomas had the same strange urge he’d had the night before—to reach out and take one of her hands. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “They were so awesome last night at the concert. You should’ve heard them. Maybe you did. Anyway, they were amazing. You would’ve been so proud!” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z That night was perfection, seeing my pageant dreams and my family come together like that. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z It got cold at night, even on the beach in the summer, so he built fires with the remains of Calypso’s dining table. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The last months had been full of frustration and long nights of work and travel. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Well, after yesterday and last night, I think I’m just gonna sit right here and enjoy the sunshine.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z When night came it did but deepen the darkness, and our hearts were hot, for away in the North we saw a red glow under the cloud, and Aragorn said: “Minas Tirith is burning.” The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Either was fine with him, so long as they did not sit down to talk for a day and a night. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z All day and night she worried time like a bone. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z “It was supposed to be temporary. I always thought he’d come back to us, but then when his dad died, and he—well, you remember that night with the snowstorm.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z And some Friday nights she'd put on music and me and her would dance and dance.... Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z He considers finding a couch to sleep on, but what if these demons from hell break out of their cages and murder each other during the night when he’s supposed to be watching them? Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Later that night, after everyone had gone home, I stayed awake in my bed, wondering what on earth Carmen meant about wearing a disguise. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z We spoke for hours, late into the night. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I’ve prayed to have Mama back in my life every night, only to have my heart broken every Halloween, every Christmas, every motherless birthday. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z On the night of October 30, a photographer followed Welles and Houseman from CBS headquarters to their theatre rehearsal. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z We slept the night in Bedford, and in late afternoon of the following day, I first caught sight of the rooftops of the great city on the Thames. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z In the daytime the fellow’s face was not as hard-looking as it was at night. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z If it weren’t for the feeling of uncertainty, pinprick of fear, he would have enjoyed sailing up the Chesapeake on this cold starry night. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Later that night, Sierra stood frozen at the foot of Lázaro’s bed. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Gael could talk through the night about all kinds of random ridiculous facts, while Juan spent his days crafting a careful casualness and practicing guitar at all hours. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z When she woke up in the night, she could hear the baboons murmuring among themselves on their rocky perches. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z These days we go to bed on a full stomach every night. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “You did quite well last night. I feel certain you’ll do equally as well in this next competition.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z I’m not scared to be out alone at night. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Now I am on the other side of that night and can tell the story, so perhaps I am still alive, though I feel no sign of it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as the shot was heard he was brought down by two simultaneous bullets whose origin was never established and a shout of many voices shook the night. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry I have to leave so soon. Oh, and I almost forgot, in three weeks, Saturday night. Mother and Daddy want y’all to come have supper.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I walk up to some musicians, members of the band that played at the Cotton Club last night. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The night was quiet, which would mean she would have to make practically no noise at all. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z He looked really exhausted, but his fever was gone, and he was much more alert mentally than he’d been the night before. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Early next week I get a lot of day shifts, and I go over there every night I have free. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I can’t imagine what the nurses thought a lawyer and a veterinarian would have in common, but they wheeled him on over to sit opposite me that first night, and here he’s been ever since. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Spend the night. I’ve got three extra comforters. Your room will be cold, but your bed should be fine. Don’t go back out into all of that snow. Stay and be comfortable.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z That was just as peculiar as a whole lot of the things the Preacher did that night. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He screeched as he and I and Anastasia plunged through the night. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z It snapped me out of the memory of that night three years in the past but so not gone, so here with us in the water. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z That night, back at Aunt Rose’s house, Ophie kept replaying the events of the day. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Hundreds of hours’ night flying required, and fluent French, and though they could only take volunteers, they were such a secret operation that they weren’t allowed to actively recruit anyone. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Such was my sentence, and on that night would the dæmon employ every art to destroy me and tear me from the glimpse of happiness which promised partly to console my sufferings. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z I put this on the list of things to include when I said some prayers, the first in a long time, that night in bed. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Chicago’s mayor, Robert B. Mason, had been up all night receiving reports about the spread of the fire and praying for a miracle. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Agents could confirm that the gambler had been at one of the speakeasies drinking with Bryan and Anna on the night of May 21. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z But his face was still aflame, and that’s when he told me, ‘Mami, last night, He came and spoke to me, Christ spoke to me.’ Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z On clear nights, the stars shone, and their pinprick light comforted Edward in a way that he could not quite understand. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z Movies and floating homes and his brothers pranks, like last night when John wore a scary clown mask and tapped Jack while he was asleep. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Mom and Dad preferred to sleep on the pews of the churches that opened their doors to the homeless, but on some nights every pew in every church was taken. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He refused to get up and prepare for the night’s travel. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The moon was already high in the sky, impatient for night to fall. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I dreamed about Rob a couple of nights ago. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Shorty rode off the mesa and across the highway as the first soft waves of night spread into town. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Except for my sons, of course. They call every night from the university to talk to me.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z A small sign in the hotel lobby announced that the Washington Room was taken that night by a private function, although there was no information as to what kind of function this might be. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z I was supposed to meet Maxie in an hour for the Wednesday night class. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Rain came in sheets now, riding the wind, flung crosswise through the night. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z On the night that we got the bad news—that she was not returning—he pounded and pounded on that wall with a chisel and a hammer. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z At night when these witches go to sleep their heads separate from their bodies. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She had been afraid last night they would pass out. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z The night before, we were almost festive as we rolled our hair in the bedroom so it would curl for our men the next day. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Tendai was completely happy that night as he took his place in the dare. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z In the smoky darkness of their hall, that night, the bard sang them the old songs. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z At night Werner stares up at Frederick’s bunk, the thin slats, the miserable stained mattress. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Then I plug the control unit into the wall, right where it was plugged in on that Monday night. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no stepfather in the picture yet, no baby brother crying in the night. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He never liked to open his eyes in this room, at night, he could not stop himself thinking about Hooper's grandfather, lying dead. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “Travel by night and follow the road south. I’ve never been that far, but I hear tell that it goes straight through Georgia Colony to the end of the world—Spanish territory.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Late at night, ironing, she said with disgust, ‘Why do you have to put us through this big expense? You know your scholarship will never cover it all.’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s tired of going to work after spending all night out drinking. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z A second night came and still the Ents held conclave under hurrying clouds and fitful stars. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Sometimes she would come by the Charcoaler on Friday nights when I was closing up and we would sit in my pickup and talk. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z For example, we land at night in some entirely unknown spot, a sorry hole, that has been eaten out to the very walls. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Did he really have no clue that I knew about his night prowling—about his nocturnal missions? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Wolf was caught by surprise, his hands coming free as he plunged into the swirling night air. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z At eleven o’clock at night, he decided it was time to go home, and he entered the air lock and pulled the chain to start the decon cycle. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Later in the night when the moon came out of the mist, then occasionally they could be seen, shadowy shapes that glinted now and again in the white light, as they moved in ceaseless patrol. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I blurted it right out, how just last night Mama decided to go to New York with Papa after all, “only now Grandpa says you and him are go’n go.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Turns out it was the night of the massacre when Trujillo had decreed that all black Haitians on our side of the island would be executed by dawn. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z It was an uncanny recall back to the night they’d met. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z John Garrett was sure the men were scheming to steal their horses in the middle of the night. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Tam Lin had talked about them in the garden, the night of Matt’s coming-of-age celebration. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Because Amá is making such an effort to be a better mother, I’ve decided to be a better daughter, so I agree to attend a prayer group at our church that night. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He and Jordie stayed late into the night singing songs while Margit played the piano, their big silver dog thumping its tail in hapless rhythm. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “He’s out for the night,” the fat cop said, adjusting his hat. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z This was something the baboons liked to do, going off together to raid the fields in the night, when the people were sleeping in their houses. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “Hey, I’m sorry for snapping. I didn’t get much sleep last night,” I said, and yawned really loudly. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “But he likes to curl up in it once in a while on a cold night.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Every now and then she stopped and squinted at the cement, hoping to identify the culprit of her sleepless nights. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “I noticed you talking with Humboldt Koper outside the smoking lounge last night.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z At night, Laila lay in bed and watched the sudden white flashes reflected in her window. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “Did she say anything about Monday night?” he asked, his eyes brightening. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z One night he invites his friends to this bar, which charges $ 15 each to get in, and he pays for everything. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I hadn't gone two steps before I turned and hurried out into the night again. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He went to bed then; I told him to leave the bedroom door open, and I put some more wood on the fire, thick logs that would last all night. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Nothing was going to get me out of the house that night if I could help it. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Yeah, she could put the top up, but that combination of cold night air and warmth from the heater is A1. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “Did you see Chrissie this morning? She didn’t feel a bit well last night,” Mother said. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Here were her collarbones, as he had seen them that first night. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Where are the rest of the soldiers in your company, and why are you out here alone at night?” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I let myself think over my plans again, details of which have been running through my mind ever since I met Kaede last night. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The night before—when he and Scipio had headed off for the Isola Segreta—seemed like months ago, and now he felt like a traveler, returning from a journey through strange and distant lands. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “Don Walter, is there a little space in this hotel where I can sleep for the nights?” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z After a night’s sleep, his scar was less vivid. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z My soul nearly left my body last night. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “None. I’d forgotten what a real night’s sleep feels like,” he says. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z That night in the park Monkeyman had seemed so small, but now, in my mind and in my heart, he has grown. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z A sorrow as black as the night outside invades me, and I feel my throat clamping. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z One of them called me last night just to wish me good luck. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “So these seeds rain from the sky every night?” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Even at night the square was thrumming with people. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z He ran into Major one night as he was coming home from the gym. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone murmured about “the unexpected and sudden deaths of sixteen fine men during the night ” Earth pounded down on the coffin lids. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The night when Paco was only proving, once again, that he would do anything for his main girl. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z At first, I didn’t sleep well at night and not at all during the day. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z That night, besides the collar, there was a ragged blanket too, and half a chicken. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The chill of the mountains was fierce at night. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z It’s dark blue on the outside, cream and brown on the inside, and has my sleeping bag and pillows and a radio I’d listen to as I went to sleep at night. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z While they waited for the rice porridge to cook, Taisin told them what had happened the night before. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The sun was there to provide light and heat by day, the moon and stars light by night. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z While the family ate, Baba, Neel, and Rupa described the previous night’s events to a bewildered Ma. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z That night when the heavy curtains parted to show the lit stage, the crowd yelled and clapped till Chap Cheney stood up, grinning, and took a bow. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z It was an absolutely horrible night for a dog walk. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “We used it up the last time Mom had to work late. Last night.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z There was Omakayas—laughter from the front and laughter from behind—and suddenly, all of last night’s thunder in her heart. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “But he scares me. I got to go. Good night, Callie. Don’t be sick.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z We decided to leave the hotel that evening to avoid paying for another night. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “Good night, Mr. Marsden. I hope you sleep easy—before you die.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “And Oriana told me how you came home last night. I can guess the rest.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z After the events of last night, yesterday morning seemed like a week ago. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He was bright-eyed, shorter than I thought he was the night before. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She reads me the article: ‘“Spaulding Street Elementary’s talented academic team of fifth and sixth graders won the local Whiz Kids quiz competition last night by a score of eighty-six to eighty-five. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z On the last night of her imprisonment, the queen could not sleep. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z That night her cooks roasted her a kid with dates and carrots, but Dany could only eat a bite of it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Two nights later Stella woke up in the middle of the night to the sound of Jojo screaming. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I should finish the homework I was too upset to do last night. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Last night I was walking back to my room after brushing my teeth and heard Mom crying. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Two nights later I decided to take Old Dan hunting for a while. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Both left the house each morning before the rest of the family got up, and returned well after dinner every night. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z But they could never manage to do things sensibly if that meant acting independently, and since staying awake all night was impossible, they had both gone to sleep. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Still I can’t get the sound of our car window shattering that night out of my head. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “Everyday I go fishing and pick palm fruits for Ma. She is in the hospital. I bring food for her and stay with her through the night. She is getting better.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your mom called late last night. Your aunt had a very serious stroke. She’s not going to make it.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Sigurd spends three nights there with her, but he places his sword between them in the bed. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “I found a treasure,” I answered as I carefully unfolded the picture I had kept hidden since the night before. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z When I stepped out into the street, I saw that night had fallen. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z It was little more than a shadow, and it scuttled down the darkened hall fast, like a little patch of night. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Then the night grew chilly and the players put their shirts back on. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The dark cloud tormented me day and night. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “What the hell was I drinking last night?” asked Shadow. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z That night, when I got home, I was looking out the window, being sorry, and my mother was like, “What’s wrong?” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, I ain't about to die. This is a normal nights work for me.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The winter was the mildest they had ever known, the “days very sunny...nights not too cold.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z She had had a good night’s sleep, the first in a long time, and she felt good, even a little excited. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z One night my mom and I were at a prayer meeting and she took me aside. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z One night, when the rest of the prisoners were sleeping, Blake approached the North Korean guardhouse, carrying a note written in Russian, asking for a meeting at the Russian embassy in Pyongyang. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z We stayed up half the night trading stories. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The wood and coal stove had been readied the night before, and she lit the smoldering, still-warm embers. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. I think I'm a little less afraid of going to sleep at night, or I tell myself I am,” he says. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “Pay attention. One night, long ago, as we looked at the stars, I gathered starlight on my fingertips, and fed it to you like honey from the comb.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z That night as we were getting ready for bed, Mrs. Moss was making pudding. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Then he’s the authority on talking to the ladies, though that night I didn’t see him walking over to the New Crew on his own. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z So he didn’t come that night and she laid in bed and pretended to think scornfully of him. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z After she had seen Papa off, Francie went up to see what kind of costume Floss Gaddis had for the dance that night. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z At ten o’clock, when the jittery sky had finally settled itself into a streaky blue night, Finn checked the yard again. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z There are still long lines of buses and trucks, but drivers seem to have resigned themselves to spending the night in their vehicles. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z “She had a bath last night. How dirty can one woman get in her own bed?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “You carried off one of my stockings last night, and you are a thieving cad, and I hope Mrs. Dudley can hear me.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Now he spent every night at the rich man’s house. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z That would keep them in coal if they used a fire only at night. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The dark quadrangle was still full of the chill night air. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z At three o’clock she started dinner, and only when it was cooking did she take a break, sitting at die kitchen table to consult her dream book on the meaning of her previous night’s dreams. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Even the tale he’d chosen for Bronwyn to read that first night in the forest, about the stone giant, had been a manipulation. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Cara had spent most of Sunday night working on the note. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Last night, as they flew from Atlanta, Leo had lain in his cabin and thought about how angry he’d made Hazel. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z That night, Guy watched his wife very closely as she undressed for bed. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Later that night, still in shock, she picked up her daybook and wrote: “My beloved died at 12:15.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “What movie and with whom? You’ve been out almost every night this week.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Hazelnuts, walnuts, chestnuts, almonds mounded in her basket and stirred her hunger with thoughts of hot roasted nuts on cold winter nights. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a summer night, and the dogs of the town barked for a time, and then ceased. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The sky was clear, the birds were singing, and I felt contented after my difficult night just to be lying in the grass, feeling the ladybugs crawl up my ears. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z At such a time of night, one's footsteps descending the back staircase are bound to be conspicuous and no doubt they were responsible for arousing Miss Kenton. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z It always squealed, as if complaining of being disturbed at night. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The next night, Singleton and Agent Olsen gathered around a wooden table in the modest Davis County office of the Highway Patrol in Farmington with Briana Bishop and her father, Steve Bishop. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Maybe some old dude fishing late night with no family. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Late that night after the fire was made, the cold supper eaten, the surface dust removed, Nel lay in bed thinking of her trip. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z In the night the colossal black flame-throwing Jackboots tramped through my dreams. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z I ignore them, ignore the soreness in my arms from digging a grave only a night before, ignore the sting of the wound through my palm. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z After prayer, we say good night to each other and go to our rooms. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I couldn’t sleep that night because I kept thinking about my impending doom. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z He wasn’t the type who would get a crazy idea like just checking out and coming back to us and his pigs because he didn’t feel like spending another night in the hospital. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “On Wednesday night, instead of watching a film, we’re going to have a talent show.” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z But it pressed down uncomfortably on my tongue, and sometimes it would pop off during the night and I’d wake up choking on it. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He begins to talk, still standing at the window, looking into the night. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z His existence consists of these late, lonesome nights, waking up at ten-thirty in the morning, being up at the pub by twelve and across at the betting shop by one. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Sometimes we see a jubilant Kim return with a smile on his face and know we will eat well that night. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s a good idea. Think I will, too. It’s a balmy night.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z That night, the girl told her father of what had happened. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z By the time we finally got home at night, I’d collapse into bed. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The eldest son and Wang Lung watched the gate day and night and the second son came when he could, and they watched as carefully by night as by day. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Shin would eventually figure out that the night guard at the school had claimed all the credit for discovering the escape plan. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z I spent all night lying on my bed, eyes wide open like some kind of zombie, trying to wipe my mind of everything. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Some nights I saw the head of a man. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z My cousin, who’s in medical school, is doing a rotation at a clinic in the mornings, hanging out with us in the afternoons, and studying at night. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I flinched with each blow, recalling the night I left him and the burglary job that had gone terribly wrong. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z We got rooms in West Helena, and Aunt Maggie and my mother kept huddled in the house all day and night, afraid to be seen on the streets. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I could scarcely believe that last night I had stood there in my blue dress at the bottom of the stairs, shaking hands with five hundred people. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Are you kidding me? He had a gig at the Masons’ Lodge last night. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z That night he’d experienced the same bewilderment, was sickened in the same way. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z But we see with understanding eye only if we have walked in the garden at night and here and there with a flashlight have glimpsed the mantis stealthily creeping upon her prey. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “What do they do when they get back every night? What’s up with the concrete build- mg? “ The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z After a night in a motel in Casper, Wyoming, Jimmy and his grandfather drove east. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z I opened my eyes and looked up at the night sky. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The night seemed a little less dark when she looked out, and to the east there was a lightning in the sky, down near the horizon where the moon would show. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z The night before I hadn’t slept at all. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Eight white men out for a leisurely ride in the middle of the night. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Our Lady of Chains looked so different late at night, her face older and darker, her fist bigger than I remembered. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z How else would the night watchman know when to roust his fellows out of their comfortable straw beds to begin the day’s devotions? Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z She could hear the gentle lull of her father’s voice and that of John Churchmouse, blending with the hum of nocturnal insects from the meadow and hedges on this balmy summer night. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Pa and the other Elders called a meeting in the church for that night. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z On many nights, their little house was lit by kerosene lanterns, just like during the bad old days of C.P.’s youth. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I wore my knees out praying night after night—I even got up early to get in extra prayers. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Justice and I were dispatched to the servants’ wing, where we were to spend the night. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Having got there, he collected two successive loads of stone and dragged them down to the windmill before retiring for the night. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z I think the horror movie we watched last night is getting to me. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He was feeling different tonight from every other night; he did not need to dance and sing and clown over the floor in order to blot out a day and night of doing nothing. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I really am sorry that I didn’t think about what my not saying anything last night would do to his day or Mom’s day or anyone else’s day. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z But late in the night the watchmen cried out, and all awoke. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I won’t be croaking songs into the night like the tiny little frogs do. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I had been so proud of all of us in San Jose that night. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It took three or four flights before you could pick out the subtle shapes of the land when you were high in the sky in the middle of the night. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “I’d be getting phone calls all through the night. It was obvious that there was no standardized, rational way of making this decision.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “Well, one night Ginnie and me ” A man named Schoenke got out his accordion and did a kicking dance, the dust springing up around him. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z It took them three days to carry it to Cannery Row, a distance of five miles, and they camped beside it at night. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother held to her idea and one night a week or so later I found myself standing in a room in a frame house. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The food in the Friday bags was getting sparser, and even though he skipped supper most nights and fasted on Saturdays, there was hardly enough for Julie. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z That night, I saw those glasses flying past my head again and again and again. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z That night Odysseus and the swineherd supped again with herdsmen in their mountain hut. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “It would also explain the behavior we saw last night. And their tendency, more and more common, to join up into a horde, as they clearly have in Baltimore County. It’s instinct.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z And in the last hour of the night, before daybreak, he returned again, entered the room and saw the youth standing there. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Mena told me one night after it happened that Lucas had to be pulled off the stage and was quite lucky that he didn’t get charges pressed against him. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z He didn’t want to lose every night to neon beer signs and stories that were never as funny to the people who were hearing them. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The streets reek more at night: darkness draws out the smells. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The night of 24 February, I dreamt arriving at 8115 finding the house full of youth dancing away to a mixture of jive and infiba. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Now Johnny did not ride all over the countryside on Fridays and Saturdays, to get back late and tired, taking the last ferry from Charlestown home to Boston Saturday night. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a good night; between tips and sales, I have about twenty bucks in ones and change denting my mattress. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He was in the chair one night, having a friendly argument with the drummer, Sonny Greer, who was standing there, when I tapped the bottom of his shoes to signal that I was finished. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z We did find it deeply disturbing to look on the bodies of the dead, to step over them, even in some sad cases to share a foxhole for a whole night with a slain comrade. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I was leaving the Mountain West that night. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z When Abel walked in that night, he sat down on the couch and saw that I’d been crying. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z On Saturday nights they played at a dance hall in nearby Blyn, where a farmer had turned, with the addition of some strings of electric lights, his chicken coop into Sequim’s most popular dance venue. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z One night I asked her about the three dolls on her shelf. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I read well into the night, and it’s one o’clock before I look up from the pages. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I despise myself for taking the easy options night after night. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “He spent about two hours yakkin’ at my bar last night. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Aunty Uju's pregnancy came, like a sudden sound in a still night. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Great, the trees were going to be up at back-to-school night for everyone to see. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z It was one of those big, bright nights of August when the moon has that luminous color of something ready for harvest. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He cleared his throat before he began, whispering the words into the night. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z At night, the darkness is black—only straight up a patch of gray and an occasional star. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Then we would just stare quietly—as I did that night—from some hidden corner of the room. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z And he thought, It’s the night and the moon. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “I saw your husband out here last night. And the cookies. And the rose clippings,” she said, talking faster as Aunt Rose’s indulgent smile melted into a disapproving frown. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z His panic from the previous night was gone, replaced by a worried resolve. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I think of what Tobias told me when we spent the night with the factionless, about the older Dauntless leaving the faction because they were no longer physically capable of staying in it. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z When my father was home—and it wasn’t often, since Ernie Eco came over most nights and they drove off together—but when he was home, that’s pretty much what he told us. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z That night they camped in a ravine and built a fire against a small stone bluff and ate their last tin of food. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I see shapes in the clouds by day and shooting stars by night. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Pumphrey may be a Confederate sympathizer, but he has no qualms about making money off this night of Union celebration. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z This was to be a true night off. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z At night plumes of vapour steamed from the vents, lit from beneath with red light, or blue, or venomous green. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Nhamo realized with horror that they intended to spend the night in the trees. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Then when we moved in with Grandma and Granddaddy, he still took care of me, insisting that he read me stories every night and walk me to and from school every day. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z We always tried to sit apart in the mess hall, but sometimes seating arrangements were out of our hands, and one night we found ourselves across the table from each other. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d spent a dreadful night in the bathroom making sounds like a sea lion, but now that she was feeling better she was coming to relieve Martina from guard duty. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The second night he preached, his topic was The Wages of Sin. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z That night I wrote in my diary: Dear God, Please walk with Ernie in the graduation line at Central. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Afternoons we swam in the creek or sometimes in the surf, then wound down before a dinner of steak with steamed carrots and peas one night and chicken with steamed carrots and peas the next. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z At night like this, Harlem was a big glowing crossword puzzle. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z One made a face at Seth, and then all four streaked away into the night. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z But at night, in the middle of the night, she woke up without any defenses and cried hopelessly until dawn showed in the sky. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I soak it up into my pores during the day, and at night—in the moments before I pass off into sleep—ideas explode into my head like fireworks. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z But these drovers are here now, and without them fighting alongside us Negroes, I don't see how any of us are going to survive the night. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I’m shutting down the computer for the night, when Mom walks in with her stern-mom face on. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Even so, the next night they still had to take off and fly back to the front in the dark as usual, numbed by tragedy and fear and exhaustion. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Then he shut himself in his office for the rest of the night. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Bye Bye Birdie was incredible last night, but I only know it was incredible because everyone else said it was incredible. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z The night before, I had gotten on my knees and prayed to God that Lily would be okay. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “Out here in the middle of the night.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z From Lookout Hill behind me, another rocket shot skyward, bleaching the night, and I saw the ship more clearly as the sea began to take it under. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Colored people, however, are still celebrating with a day gathering, a feast that can linger into the night. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned to the terrace—which was the outstretched right hand of the huge metal seraph—and went out to meet the night and the newcomers. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Six men went missing from the Flying Squadron the night before.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “What were you doing at my door in the middle of the night? Was it anything urgent? I didn’t miss something from Commander Jameson, did I?” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z When our father came home one night, I asked him, “Aba, will we have to burn our TV as well?” Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I would not have been any more amazed to see many-headed animals, tall Ethiops as black as night, or mermaids thrown upon the sands by the tides. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Well, I would wait, day and night, until I knew what to say. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The night before the gala, Mrs. Atanabi told us to take the day off and get some rest. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Late in the night he heard the hounds go by, covering both sides of the river. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not spending a night in a men’s room. All that tile. It’s cold. And, besides, men’s rooms make noises sound louder. And I rattle enough now.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z That night the Voice of the People offices were routinely burglarized, the three rented electric typewriters and the enlarger stolen. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Miep arrived and promised to return later that night, taking with her a bag full of shoes, dresses, jackets, underwear and stockings. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The basement was our home for the next week and, by the third night, I discovered the source of the scratching sounds. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I put eight pounds in the post office for my fare to America and that night we have a big supper of ham, tomatoes, bread, butter, jam. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z At night Pa banked it with ashes to keep the coals alive till morning. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z One stormy night last July, a large painting arrived via truck with armed guards. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Her face is swollen and she looks like she has not slept all night. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d just spend the night there, as it would be almost dark by the time she got everything done. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Sissy got into bed with Katie and they talked most of the night away. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z By night it creeps from its lair and steals toward the settlements of civilization! Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z And even though neither of us said that what happened last night was a secret, it feels like one. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Every heads-up penny found and daydream and night dream and even when people say it's a pipe dream . Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Once, late at night, a fellow physicist came into Hall’s office to look for some papers. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Two feet in any direction from the headlights was black night. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, you know how important it is to him to look put-together for work, and last night he was saying that he didn’t have any clean pants to wear.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z The inhabitants of the planets of distant stars witness quite different constellations in their night skies than we do in ours—other Rorschach tests for other minds. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Each night when the moon appeared in the sky, I would lie on the ground outside and quietly watch it. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I was supposed to sleep over J.T.’s house that night, only I was thinking of backing out on him because I wasn’t up for it. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Flossie got into the costume she was going to wear that night. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z That night we were all there for supper, even Mary Toy and Campbell Junior. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The ministers retired for the night without coming to a consensus. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z That night, my relatives gathered at our house. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Downstairs in the living room his Uncle Vernon shouted, “Who the blazes is calling at this time of night?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I got into it, feeling pretty much like I had felt that night when I had decided to break apart all of my old Lego kits and start telling the House of Moneekrom story. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z On Monday, yesterday, last night I mean, we got collected by the rose lady’s chauffeur and taken to collect the Rosalie for our trip to the pickup airfield. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z It was lovely in bed with the air so cold and clear and the night outside the window. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I didn’t know why, but adults are strange, and maybe the night was just sad for everyone. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We spent the night at Bernice State Park stretched out atop our sleeping bags in the mess of Cade’s camper shell. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The chill of the night touched the tips of her toes and fingers, creeping up her limbs to her chest. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z At the right time of the year, when the tree produces its gum, the young men go there to spend the night and collect it. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z The room was filled with quiet and cold and death and blood and the deep moan of the night wind. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Vonetta didn’t notice, or she pretended she didn’t notice, but Fern had stopped clinging to Uncle D. Fern heard him hollering at night like the boogeyman howling and rattling in the radiator pipes. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z She was standing in the middle of a vast plain in the snow-shimmer night. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z That night, all four of us sat together and prayed the rosaiy. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z He says he’s turning off the heat at night to save money. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z She did this every night, but this night she carried some extra charge. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Emery calls to ask why I disappeared last night. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I got some spare blankets out of the hall closet and bedded down on the living-room couch for the night. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Pauline went to bed those nights begging her husband not to gnaw with his beak at the living. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “For some reason, I’m afraid I’ll choke on my food. But then I make myself choke thinking about it. Remember the night in Fred’s room when you threw his backpack out the window?” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I remember seeing him walk the streets at night when I was in my cab. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Some nights he even slept all night without the dreams. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I almost didn’t make it to my meeting with Chester that night. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z And anyway Estella never woke up at night, not now that the doctor had put her on sleeping pills to help her rest. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Mama said, “This is going to be a long day, Comfort. Aunt Florentine was like a mama to your daddy—she practically raised him and your aunt Goldie all by herself. Last night was difficult...” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Better go out and crack nuts for the night’s pickin’ before dark,” she said to the boy. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He had saved every cent he could from his allowance and had even sneaked a folded and greasy dollar bill from his father’s pocket last night when he arrived home, half-drunk and wobbly. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The three figures stop there, taking in the same view we had last night. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z This way, they would be able to hear the bus if it pulled up during the night. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z How many nights had I fallen asleep terrified, thinking of that first day of school? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z All those steamy nights in the club, not to mention the equally steamy aftermath, stretched out on the seat of her convertible. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Taylor clicked her fingers like castanets and the others followed till it sounded like Cinco de Mayo night at the senior home. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z At night, however, this mutually orchestrated dance of avoidance between her and the girl was not possible. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He rolled down the window, the night air whipping his hair, and looked back at the shrinking rooftops of Privet Drive. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Train whistles always carried farther on winter nights. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “Didn’t give him a ounce of supper that night. Just put him where he could watch the others eat. Teach him not to wander off. Got him back in the shed, right now.” Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Lying in bed that night with my stuffed animals packed around my head, I thought only of “white.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z That night, I dreamed about Doug Swieteck’s brother as Shylock, and him bending over me with a soccer ball in his hand, about to smash it into my free because I had taken him out. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Her boots were dry by then—we'd set them right next to the radiator and left them there all night—but they were blotchy and warped. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Joe’s daytime listlessness and both their worrying nights must have wore her down. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z As the servant and messenger of Inti, Illapa was the proper god with whom to speak this night. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z It felt like waking up in the morning after a good night’s sleep. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Apparently we are not quite over our little tiff of last night. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “If we ride all night and stay low during the day.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “Things got a bit out of hand last night,” Grandpa admitted. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z At night, when I’m dreaming, I dream that the Yankees recruited him and that’s where he is. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z They have seen enough—parents whose marriages blow apart, homes foreclosed on, family vehicles repossessed in the middle of the night, classmates who commit suicide—to know that life is not a Disney movie. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z As day drifted into night, the sky shucked its oranges and purples for black and blue. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He’s hungry and wonders if there’s any chance he could go to The Abbot’s for a bit of bread and stay there for the night instead of going all the way to Laman Griffin’s. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z We telephone a lot—or I do, anyway, late at night. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Most nights, after Dottie was in bed, Bobby would join Mac there on the sofa to watch the nightly news. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z There are nights when she has been woken by her husband’s muffled screams, times they have ridden the subway together and the rhythm of the wheels on the tracks makes him suddenly pensive, aloof. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z At night, by some chemical process unknown to me but obviously inhibited by sunlight, the predatory algae turned highly acidic and the ponds became vats of acid that digested the fish. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Every three hours through the night, a nurse interrupted Paul by shining a flashlight in her face. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Her parents didn’t notice, and Jam stayed tense for the rest of the afternoon and into the evening, until halfway through dinner, when Aloe asked Bitter if she was going to work that night. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z To walk in there at night, heading north to the Free States. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z So I concentrated on that, too: learning what I could about the things right in front of me, like lobstering and shepherding and the constellations riding the night sky. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z When the night for the Ceremony came round again, two or three weeks later, I found that things were changed. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “You four have been making noise ever since you come in last night.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “And say what? She hasn’t actually done anything—” “She hasn’t done anything lately—unless you count the fact that she was here the night Megan Hipwell disappeared,” I said. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z But my mom says I went to sleep that night in my own bed, holding Mr. Sheep Sheep, until my grandpa Arman could come to help. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I woke up suddenly in the middle of the night, having had a vivid dream. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “A bunch of druggies used to live there. They got evicted, so they trashed the place and bolted in the middle of the night. They dumped Radar out on the street like somebody’s garbage.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z That night, a cool rain began to fall. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “You could tell her you spent the night with a girl friend.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Later, at night, waiting for sleep to come, Cheetah doesn’t have to lick any tears off my face because I’m so busy picturing how beautiful I’ll look in mestizo clothes. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The owl was the protective spirit of Ultima, the spirit of the night and the moon, the spirit of the llano! Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z One Friday night, I’m in bed reading The World at the End of the Tunnel. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z That night I slept on the headland at the place where I had left my baskets. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “We all have our secrets—though I’m curious why you’re so closely watched by that captain and locked in your rooms at night. If I were a fool, I’d say they’re afraid of you.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He stayed under the boat all day and at night he emerged and went back to Alvarado Street. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Public flogging? A night locked in a trunk with a hundred vipers?” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z But since his dad disappeared one night, Gregor’s role in the family had changed. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Instead, I did something that even as a lapsed Catholic I still did for good luck on nights before exams. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Moss heard it in her voice for the first time that night: hesitation. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z But that night I knew she was happy. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Burger asked her about the night Anna disappeared. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z They had begun to eat their evening meal together each night. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A longer life is all I’ve ever wanted, and I have the power to not shoot that dream in the foot by walking out that front door, especially this late at night. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Reporters and distraught fans phoned his house all night long. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Did he ask her to warm with her own body his spot in the bed on cold winter nights before he slid in? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thanks to you spending the last two nights massaging my head, much better. I'm heading out to meet a friend for a little while.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I held him in my arms at night and saw parts of his soul turn to ash. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And so when the nights were hot, I crept out to the living room, where the window stayed open, letting out the stale smoke. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Both girls took a minute to splash warm water on their hands and faces from the kettle, which had been sitting on the fading cookstove embers all night. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Until he was ten, Bobby’s regimen was fairly routine: He played at the Brooklyn Chess Club every Friday night, with Regina sitting on the sidelines, reading a book or doing her nursing homework. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z "I had a vision last night," Jeanne tells us, as if it were the most natural thing in the world. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Then all three of them took deep, ragged breaths and walked in through the door into endless night. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z As the Jürgen Eichman looms ever larger in the night sky, as big as the moon and then bigger, people around the world realize something is wrong. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z But I could spend the rest of the afternoon, and evening, and night sitting in this car with Kasim. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z When Johnny felt that she was comforted, he set her down and went into the shack where he had either an eye opener or a night cap. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Frankie’s voice cut through the cold night air once more: “Follow the ship!” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z On the day of the conversation about intelligent design, Dr. Atchley walked and thought, and later that night, he crafted an email back to his student in which he quoted Hebrews 11:1. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I started to picture me with a dictionary, looking up words all night long. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He barely spoke all night at home, and at about 10 p.m., two hours after his bedtime, I walked by his bedroom and heard him sobbing in his bed. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Making our way into the maze of many thousands of people, we move to a spot in the middle of the crowd and set up for the night. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The whole time I was thinking how I could have a talk with Rondell about what happened the night before, but I never said anything. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z But on this particular night, there was another light I’d never seen before. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The njuzu hadn’t visited since the two nights after Crocodile Guts left. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Or at least that my mom did. She cries a lot at night. I think—I think she’s ashamed of me.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z That night, Bertha made grilled cheese sandwiches and potato salad for supper, and then we sat out on the porch under the orange sky streaked with gray-blue clouds. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z He could get out an’ help poor Pat of a Friday night when the Limerick Leader is a ton weight. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Many nights, the rhythm of the poetry had rocked him to sleep. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The next morning, the night watchman reported the two dead dogs. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z That evening was the night before the hunt, with Leah still keeping her distance. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, become one. It’s Halloween, our first one together. Shooting Star has a big show that night. It’s a costume concert, and you promised to go.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The doctor said I was the fourth person she’d seen that night. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z "Where you been, Uncle Alfred? We been waiting up all night for you," said Hollis. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z All she had to do was fall asleep, and she could escape the frightening sounds of the night. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z As night fell the fog flowed down off the glacier and spread out all across the lake, so that he could not see his way, nor where to set his skis. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Then he spotted the portable radio my father had brought me the night before. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z A night or two after that he went into a coma, and presently died. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “Hush! go back to bed; it is all right. One of us will be here all night. We don’t mean to take any chances!” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z One night while I was cleaning the Standard Oil Company, I felt completely exhausted. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “My old white one again, if I can mend it fit to be seen, it got sadly torn last night,” said Meg, trying to speak quite easily, but feeling very uncomfortable. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He came and went at odd hours of the day and night. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sure thing! You picked a beautiful night. No clouds at all. Your eyes are in for a feast!” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He had imaginary conversations with Anulika all the time, and, right after he touched himself at night, Nnesinachi would appear briefly with a mysterious smile on her face. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Quincy, having already heard about the meeting that night, put a finger to his lips and shook his head, at the same time glancing at the heavy, lonely figure of Otis. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z That night, walking home with Blanca near me, the streets seemed cleaner, the neighborhood quieter and gentler. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z I need to find out whether the wind goes always in that direction or whether it alters like the air currents during the day and the night. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Out back there was a swing with a seat wide enough for him and his father and Thula to ride three at a time on warm summer nights. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “When was that Friday night? Way the hell early last month, wasn’t it?” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z They rowed through cutting wind, bitter sleet, and occasional snow, well into the dark of night every evening. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z But it was night before the youngest son came in and he came alone also. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z She was my hero, and that night, a tiny bit of her power and glory rubbed off on me. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Hermione bore up reasonably well on those nights when they managed to scavenge nothing but berries or stale biscuits, her temper perhaps a little shorter than usual and her silences rather dour. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Well, it’s nice. You’ll like it. Thanks for the—coffee. Good night.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z All through the night I would get up and check on her. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The night before, we’d chosen the leos we wanted to wear and laid them out on our beanbag chairs. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Once when she kissed him good night when he was sick, they were cold, he remembered. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Relativity, quantum mechanics—on such nights he seems happy enough talking about whatever Werner asks. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z That night in my dreams, I again visited the heart of my huaca, my spirit rock. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The first night some of our fellows go out three times to look for him. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “I fix em for supper tonight. Got some in the freezer. And tomorrow night you having chicken and dumplings.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z All it would take was one dog to alert everyone to the girl out on her own in the middle of the night. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The night before, we had sat down to the traditional Friday night meal. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun seared down during the day, and at night there was no shelter from the drenching rains. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “Mrs. Cobb’s will was read last night,” he said too loudly. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z It rained all day and the rest of the night. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z That first night, worried about taking my legs off in front of the others, I took my time wandering back from dinner. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z This morning, according to Rob’s grand plan, we would climb from Camp Two to Camp Three and spend a night at 24,000 feet. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z One night, I saw the glow of a cigarette illuminate Jonas’s lace. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I slept all night, waking at Brescia and Verona when more men got on the train, but going back to sleep at once. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z One night after dinner, Pa said, “I think it’s time you met Marva. Yes. The time has come.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I close my eyes and replay these memories over and over every night. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z When the cows were milked at night, Ma set the milk away in pans. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z O-lan brought them food and the women brought their men food, and the men ate standing in the field, gulping it down as beasts do, as they worked night and day. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Even so, the chimneys still burned day and night, day and night. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z I talk and talk to my cousin Pilar late at night on the beach. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z His face was swollen from the mosquitoes in the night, his eyes puffy and shut, and Brian used his T-shirt to wipe cool water on Derek’s face. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Our camp cabins have no AC, and you can’t leave the windows open at night because the mosquitoes will murder you! The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z So I only really knew that he was taking steroids every day, for example, when I saw him gagging down the syringes of bitter liquid in the kitchen every morning and night. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z In those days, with all the violence and riots going on, you did not want to be out that late at night. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The ladies of the night beckon to anyone passing, their eyes like fading coals. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Somewhere or other I put up for the night, somewhere or other I receive provisions and a few vague instructions. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Why is it that night falls, instead of rising, like the dawn? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Before long that night, Farmer was summoned back to the hospital. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Into that long day and that long night he moved the raft, so beyond thought now that even the hallucinations didn’t come; nothing was there but the front of the raft, Derek, and the river. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z When men in dark suits come to take you away under the cover of night, a dread settles into your bones, a fear that you’ll be lost forever. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z My family and I stayed glued to the television that night. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Every step in the dark night brought her closer to Wash. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He no longer believed in the chupacabras or vampires, but the dark, dead stillness of night brought them back. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z That night’s dream was similar to the others. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Dad keeps it on his night table, I imagine, so it’s the first thing he sees when he wakes up. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z When I returned to the meeting hall, it was nearly dark outside and the room was black as night. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He was exhausted; the fear and the running from that day and from the night before had left him weak. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Some nights it was just the two of them; at other meals they crowded in with Moqorro’s guards. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I walked as silently as possible, not wanting to break the spell of the quiet night. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z For days the family either walked to the fields or used the night soil buckets. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Luke could hear him outside, throwing balls late into the night. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z He was also on our party line and probably didn’t appreciate being woken up in the middle of the night. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Dusty didn’t hit a home run on Friday night,” I say. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z On Tuesday night Jamie found his list of instructions under his pillow pinned to his pajamas. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z "Last night I had a dream, a horrid dream, fighting with things. I was outside the shelter by myself, fighting with things, those twisty things in the trees." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “Good night,” Buttercup said quickly; ever since that day he had first come to her father’s farm, she had always been afraid whenever the Count came near. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I stopped thinking about the darkness and depth when I looked up into the night sky. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The next night someone will have claimed the plot, she thought, turned the dirt over. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Its long, steep inclines lay broad and desolate; its high-curbed gutters swarmed, most winter nights, with traveling rain. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “My dad said I could go see it on Saturday night. Who wants to come?” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “I know you prefer books over a bottle of wine, but trust me, this is definitely a night to enjoy the finer things. And speaking of finer things.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She and her husband bought a town house, took trips, ate in restaurants almost every night, and spent many Sunday afternoons at real estate open houses in Lexington’s elegant older neighborhoods. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z ‘Keeping their distance for now - but come nightfall we’d better be ready to move. Ghosts are always worse at night.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z These were the dilemmas that kept me up at night. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Sometimes at night, I talk with her in my dreams. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Now, on this autumn night, November 17, 1890, he is leaving Paris again, riding another night train to another hospital. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z My mom is home, too, since Friday nights are the best tip night and always go to the more senior waitstaff. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z The final night, even with my own bobble on beam and a not-quite-vertical handstand on bars, I came away with my fourth-straight National Championship win. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Three murders the first night, nine the second. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I learned that in the truck parks there are showers and soap and towels—that I could park and sleep the night if I wished. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I got the tefillin and prayer book out of the drawer of the night table and began to put on the tefillin. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Now that I’m stronger she coaxes me back into our mother-daughter nights. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “I remember that night. I lie in bed and think, ‘I know him when he baby, then little boy. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He tucks me in and says good night but I catch his hand and hold him there. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z That night Royal and Cora sat in the front row next to Mingo and his family, the wife and children he had rescued from slavery. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z That night, after he gave Spider a piece of candy he had gotten at a gas station, Nathan snuck out into the desert through his window. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He was tired from his wakeful night and from the excitement of meeting someone for the first time. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Mr. Savo looked down at the deck of cards, then put it back on top of the night table. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z There was a dinner the night before my graduation where I was to receive the “most outstanding undergraduate” award from the history department. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The kiss last night was nice, but working up to another will take some forethought. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z They were always locked at four in the afternoon in winter, at eight at night in summer. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z These words pleased the hunter, who shouted out to her that she could spend that night in his hut. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z She worked nights as a security guard in the projects, a job that was dangerous and equally dead end but paid a bit more. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z One may look in vain for living creatures in the daytime, but when the sun goes and the night gives consent, a world of creatures awakens and takes up its intricate pattern. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “There are mosquitoes that bite my skin at night.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “Sometimes I sneak outside real late at night too...to write.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Because none of the night has been friends. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z At night, when we got home, my mother would pretend not to recognize me because I was so clean. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z "I had a dream last night, too," said the voice. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t want you sick from the night air.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z This was my city, as familiar to me as a place could be, and yet that night it felt different, transformed into something strangely quiet. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It isn’t until you’re sentenced to a place like this, by the way, that you can know what kind of busters they got working night shift. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “Soon the polar night will be upon us.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z It was the only way Felix was able to sleep the past few nights—knowing they had a million-dollar bill coming up on Sunday. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Another night, we dined with Pérez at a restaurant rumored to have been one of Ernest Hemingway’s favorites when the American writer lived in Cuba. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I felt a twinge of unease at the thought of this being the odd night where the only talented musicians at the Eolian were men, or women who didn’t know Aloine’s part. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It could run through the air and over the water, run faster than any horse, and run even in the darkest night, for its golden bristles shone so brightly. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “But at least let me try to find a hotel room first so I can get a good night’s sleep afterward.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z My cruel words did their job — Charlie stayed frozen on the doorstep, stunned, while I ran into the night. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z A flower of sparks blossomed into the night air. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Even though you almost beheaded me the other night.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Finally, Mrs. Quinn appears, looking very tired and unshowered—probably because she spent the night at the hospital—and says, “I’m sorry, Finley, but Erin doesn’t want to see you today.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z On homecoming night, when she came over to have her hair put up, she'd stopped in Park's room to ask what he thought of her strapless blue dress. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z But that night, he grabbed her by the wrists and shoved her on the bed, only—he said later—to make her come to her senses. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The old man lost both his teeth, and there was no more talk that night. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He carried the picture home at night and showed it to the old man. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z We were scared and went home empty-handed that night, but we went back several more times until we got enough lumber to complete Mama’s floor. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z There was fighting in the mountains and at night we could see the flashes from the artillery. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z They spent a night by the entrance to another state park. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z For half a heartbeat the night came alive with a thousand smells, and Jon Snow heard the crackle of the crust breaking on a patch of old snow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Besides, anger can keep you warm at night, and wounded pride can spur a man to wondrous things. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I walked away from the event that night even more inspired to do more, more committed to standing up, and more determined to raise my voice. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Twice, though, she came in late at night. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I turn to her, frantic, feeling again the loss that keeps me up at night. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z What did you think about, lying here at night. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z "You must say the prayers I give you and keep the lambskin in place for ten days and ten nights," she said. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And at night I dreamed of the eastward-flowing stream my aunt had warned me about, the dark waters that changed a person forever. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z It turned cold that night and the next day it was raining. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Again the moon slid from the clouds and the night brightened slightly. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z That night I bury myself in my homework, but at bedtime I still don’t feel like I’ve made a dent. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z That night, drunker than usual, he broke into sudden song. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Our dinner was nowhere near as grand as last night’s. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z As I lay in bed that night, Uri’s voice came through the darkness. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Now she’d become a celebrity, the first woman ever to shoot down a bomber at night. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Someplace parents like mine will renew their vows and think life can always feel this refreshed, from this anniversary night forward. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The words were repeated, the shadowy figures pressing in on them gasped it to those around them . . . and then others shouted it — screeched it — into the night — “He’s dead!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z But wherever he was sleeping, wherever he stayed at night, she never could find him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Even later in the night, I caught her smiling to herself, proud that I had made a clever joke and proud that she understood it. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “I wonder,” said Michael thoughtfully, “what happens in the Zoo at night, when everybody’s gone home?” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Even so, they were glad to have the repellent, especially at night, when they were trying to sleep. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z One night, while Meme was in the bathroom, Fernanda went into her bedroom by chance and there were so many butterflies that she could scarcely breathe. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The twins are hungry again but I know I can’t give them water and sugar all day and night. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z In another flash of insight, born of the awareness that only makes itself known deep in the night, when the mind opens strange doors, I realize something else. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “And I also prayed for you. Every single night and every single day. On my knees. Now you tell me. What harm did I do you on my knees?” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He smiled as he said, “This is the big night isn’t it?” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Bathe with these herbs for nine consecutive nights. Add the holy water and a drop of ammonia, then light the candle. On the last day, you will know what to do.” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound of bullets continued to ring through the night. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z At home most weekend nights, I would pass evenings reading. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z That was a cozy night, a happy night; lamps lit, sparkle of glasses, rain falling heavy on the roof. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Through the long hours of night, a dozen evergreens had fed the fire. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But when she looked in the drawer, the money from the night before was still there. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The night sky was an inky blue-black blanket strewn with thousands of crystal-bright stars. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z There was a little haze that night, a little mist. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z But then night came and went and the boat had not left. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I believed hospital drugs were an abomination to God, but if I’d had morphine that night, I’d have given it to Luke. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Back in September, he explained how our congregation supports the Hebrew school and how we return the favor by bringing treats on Friday nights. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Somehow I’d always known it was going to happen this way, the two of us alone, Bunny drunk, late at night....“Why no,” I said. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The nights were well below freezing now, and when the wind blew it was like a knife cutting right through his warmest woolens. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z At dark he settled in again for the night, next to the fire with the stack of short pieces ready to put on, and he ate the rest of die raspberries. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z It’s Friday night, so I go to the cabinet where we keep the brass Shabbat candlesticks. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z To their surprise, John Garrett refused to take them in for the night. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z At night I read from my fairy book, or we chatted by the kitchen fire. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The hours drag on into evening, then night. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The slight advantage I held coming into the Training Center, my fiery entrance last night, seems to vanish in the presence of my competition. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z That night, there was a real bad thunder- storm. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z He tried to revive her, mouth to mouth, the way I had two nights before. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z And even when he was in America, he never looked at a night sky again. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Her returning memory had told her nothing of the way the leaves in summer showed their undersides as a storm approached, then withered and dropped when the nights were chill. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z On the water he is powerless except at night; even then he can only summon fog and storm and snow and his wolves. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The night before the decision, the suffragists met in Catt’s hotel room to discuss strategy. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z So we were agreed; but late at night, lying in our tent, I heard Bono, outside, wrapped in a blanket, whisper his seductions to Nsia. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The hours of the night spun away from her and she remained untired. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Sitting in his office, Ron finishes the end of the night paperwork while Bo mops up the kitchen and I scrub down all the countertops. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Sometimes I spent nights there after particularly depressing fights with Lelia, which were really more nonfights, those bleak evenings in which we sat crossly at different ends of the loft, smoldering with voodoo. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The hundred nights they’d sat up debating the pros and cons of self destruction with the earnestness of philosophers chained to a madhouse wall. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z And he was still thoughtful that night at the windowsill, his head on a cushion, feet propped up on his mother’s sofa, smoking in the dark. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Okay, some wolves had torn me up the night before. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Every year in the spring, the fifth graders of Beecher Prep go away for three days and two nights to a place called the Broarwood Nature Reserve in Pennsylvania. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z We stopped that night on the outskirts of Chicago. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z It was the first night of the robot’s life. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The fresh stench of night soil in the bushes. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Firelight spilled out from the Nest and into the cold, blustery night. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I don’t think that kind of thing matters, but supposedly Alice was paranoid about it all night. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Wondering how it is she can show up at my house in the middle of the night and not at the event earlier this evening. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z They had forked up in the air for him, like trees branching in the night, and rained down sparks. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z All night, as they had toiled, Taran had heard the movements of warriors in the clearing, the voice of Morgant crying harsh, urgent commands. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z That night, Sam sleeps in the cab of his work truck. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He figured it had to be eaten immediately, so he removed some hamburger for the dogs and figured he’d barbecue the rest that night. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The night reached such a depth of velvety blackness that he might have been suspended in limbo between Disapparition and Apparition. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Wanna act like she doesn’t lay her head down in the Maple Grove projects every night. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He or she—it was usually she—could ride hyenas at night and spread sickness, and in the morning she wouldn't remember anything about it. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t understand why people would want to get bitten by bugs all night when they had a more luxurious option. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z While we ate beside a small fire I could hear the dogs on the hill not far away, and through the night their howls came to me on the wind. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Colonel Lloyd’s slaves were in the habit of spending a part of their nights and Sundays in fishing for oysters, and in this way made up the deficiency of their scanty allowance. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z They sat about in the parlor, as they had the night before. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z That night I developed a high fever, and she sat next to my bed, scolding me for going to school without my sweater. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Er — hang on — yeah, I forgot, I finished it last night!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z So we avoided each other’s eyes that night, and we didn’t even kiss before I went back upstairs. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Every time Taisin put her hand on Kaede’s heart, warmth bloomed between them, pushing back the dark night just enough to give them room to breathe together. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “We re looking for a place to spend the night.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Scott admitted that they’d argued and said that he believed his wife had gone to spend the night with a friend, Tara Epstein, who lives in Corly. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Only the black walls of the old prison remained, the roof long since fallen in or destroyed so that the night sky was visible high above, dense with clouds and free of stars. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “But a little recreation never hurt anybody. Now, how about Monday night, you can’t possibly want to practice in this weather...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z And that was the true miracle that night, the first of June—the month, as Magister Reese could have told her, named for Juno, the Roman goddess of the moon, of women, and of childbirth. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z So they insisted that Lancelot should stay the night, and in the morning they put him on the correct road for the abbey of white friars. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew the work would keep him up most of the night, but it had to be done immediately, before the blood serum deteriorated. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside, Dad and I exhale into the cool night air. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Met him out to the Riverside Dance Palace that same night.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z But everything seemed to be aromatic this hot night, even the tomato plants and lettuces. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z It emerged so gradually, night after night, that Hazel had trouble judging its progress. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z That night, several of the flimsy open-cockpit Po-2s took off from Engels on a practice bombing mission—dropping concrete “bombs” on a parade ground at another airfield. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z She couldn’t have slept any more than he had—he’d heard her leave for the barn in the middle of the night, and she hadn’t come back until nearly dawn. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Every night, Dad and I watched exactly one episode of Star Trek. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Sometimes I try to call up old girl friends on the telephone late at night, after my wife has gone to bed. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The night before we leave, I sit on the floor in the back room to sort what I will bring with me. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z It’s night; the enemy shoots and shoots; downstream at dawn, he plucks from the hay arrows to last weeks. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Then one night after work he followed the two men for several blocks and as they turned a corner he cut in front of them. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Then I remember the night I spent with Russ in the country, how there are other places in the world, better places, and I say, “I’d really like to see Erin.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe he could crash at Grace’s or Maya’s house, just for a night or two until he knew where he was going. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The fourth night in ugly exile she took her board up into the greenbelt, staying at the edge of town. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z It was cool in the summer at night and the spring in Abruzzi was the most beautiful in Italy. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The evening arrival at the great town of —— scattered these thoughts; night gave them quite another turn: laid down on my traveller’s bed, I left reminiscence for anticipation. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Indeed, staring down that night at the baby’s long lashes, the little rosebud mouth half open in deep and contented slumber, she and her husband had felt nothing could be more appropriate. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The answer was obvious, as clear as night and day, black and white in Odessa, Texas, and he responded without the slightest hesitation. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They didn’t speak for the rest of the night. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The trees were shadows of themselves against the rich silver-blue of the night sky. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z At night the Indians and soldiers played cards. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z But that night, when my uncle came in to tell me a story and kiss me good night, he said, Your dad’s afraid. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “You won’t believe who posted your freestyle from the other night,” he says. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z It was so near the house that the deer did not jump the fence and eat the vegetables in the daytime, and at night Jack kept them away. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He went to bed early that night, not knowing the answer to that question. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z That night she wore a dark gabardine suit and a silk blouse, the top two or three buttons undone. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Me and Katherine still wear our finery from the night we were shanghaied, and these things I’m wearing are for looking pretty, not strolling through a frontier town. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Anxiety still churned in his stomach every time he looked at Koffi, every time he remembered his thoughts from the night before, but that didn’t change his resolve. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Hadn’t he gotten up in the middle of the night to check the irrigation? Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The old lord kept mostly in his own apartments, coming forth mornings to pace up and down the snowy inner courtyards of the castle-keep like an old sorcerer who has been brewing spells all night. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z During the course of the evening, Lincoln talked in detail about the night his father had been assassinated. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z It was told of her that she cried bitterly because she could not go to two dances on one Saturday night. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z On the third night I asked him for some hand lotion, I didn’t want to sound begging, but I wanted what I could get. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t sleep for the rest of the night. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He stayed there a week, walking the streets where their footsteps had clicked together through the November night and revisiting the out-of-the-way places to which they had driven in her white car. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Half an hour later, her mother came in to kiss her good night and found her sobbing the last gasps of a melodramatic sorrow. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Following the night of the fight, we praised Mambu for his lethal behavior. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He tells him about the night that had nearly taken his life, and the book that had saved him, and about the year afterward, when he’d been unable to move. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It’s a warm night, so the old Caribbean men are sitting on the sidewalks in dinner chairs, breathing. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z On Friday night we wait for him and Mam gives us bread and tea. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “What’s Adrian’s band called again?” she asks The Taker one night when he phones. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I felt like Janina, whispering to Papa at night like she whispered to her dead doll. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z That night they set a watch, and Strider, it seemed, did not sleep at all. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I planted a kiss on her hand, just as Baba had instructed me to do the night before. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Possibly in part, but not an entire pond in one night. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z All day Singer worked over his bench in the back of the jewelry store, and then at night he returned to the house alone. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Our fights are secret fights, conducted at night, when Sarah is asleep: a squabbling in undertones. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z When I went to The Rocky Horror Picture Show that night, Mary Elizabeth was really mad because Craig didn’t show up. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z He cooked the same five meals on school nights, week after week, in the same order. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z In our culture, the bride finds out all there is to know between a man and woman on the night of her marriage. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s what friends do. So, tell me what happened at the party last night.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Here there were no sounds, the station completely deserted at night. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z At night, she worked on the expanded version of Dollywould that Dahlia and Chloe had put up the money to launch. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z It’s an attractive and drizzly winter’s night, scraps of melting snow shored up against the edges of the Place de la Concorde, the city looking ghostly, its windows jeweled with raindrops. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z On the night of the transaction, they leashed a stand-in timber wolf for Black Wing, first dyeing its left hind foot snow white, to look like Black Wing’s. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “So what? Do you have proof that he went to Mose Wright’s house that night? That he was with Bryant and Milam? That he helped them kill that boy? You got any proof of that?” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z He used his meager savings to leave a message for his parents at the main post and left Corabel with Erastis that night. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z When the cops showed up at our house that night, Mama and Ty'ree were sitting at the dining-room table. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z They stretched out that night wherever they could: on the beach, under tarps, and in old shipping containers. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “This isn’t going to blow over in one night. She’s being stubborn. I didn’t do anything wrong!” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Once at the farm, I did not have time for rest and reflection because the following night we held a secret meeting for me to brief the Working Committee on my trip. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She was standing now, looking out the kitchen window into the night. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He and Herold would spend what few hours remained of this night at the farm, rest there all day, and then ride south at nightfall. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Jay French-braided my hair last night, and I put my silk bonnet on extra tight to keep everything in check. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “I want to walk and enjoy the night,” she says, leaning in and grabbing my hand in hers. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Somehow, Shackleton had always seemed invincible, but even the Boss had been beaten hard by the terrible night. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Once, I got up in the middle of the night because I was thirsty, and I saw Mom standing outside Auggie’s room. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z At some point in the night they locked us in. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “The rough seas warning is being extended another forty-eight hours. You know, the warning that kept all the boaters off the water last night. At least the ones with any brains.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z That night, when Septa Unella came to wrench her out of sleep, she found the queen waiting on her knees. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Ralph wondered how he could endure a whole day of waiting for night to come so he could race down that long hall. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z He heard the child sobbing at night, and he knew what some might do with that sorrow. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The night before Hogwarts, it’s never a good night if you don’t want to go. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z “Exhausted, fatigued from sleepless nights, from stressful work in the freezing cold, they somehow at once pulled themselves up.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z When he tried to explain this, Hermione said, “That’s just the exams. I woke up last night and was halfway through my Transfiguration notes before I remembered we’d done that one.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “Too young by a year. That one night was my whole war. So, yes, I’m sure.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “Or do you want to waste the rest of your life here?” and with bony fingers he indicated the graveyard and the night. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The night swallowed him up like a thieving fox. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “That was you, then, last night with the King’s Huntress?” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z We wished one another a good night and went to our different sleeping places. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “If it is to be at sunset,” she said, “it must be tomorrow or the next night. In two days the Mark loses the evening silflay. You know that?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She wished she could ask him just to let her stay here— for this one night. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Galileo died peacefully in his sleep on the night of 8/9 January 1642, a few weeks short of his seventy-eighth birthday. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “Viju told me about your adventures last night! And how you and your baba stood up to Gupta! I wish I could have been there!” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z The promise of an end to the journey that night and the thought that they had escaped both the fox and the patrol made them eager and responsive. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z And the three of them had made a good team last night. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z At first it didn’t seem important, but one night he woke with his throat full of liquid. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z One lunchtime I’d retreated to the classroom to escape the conflict and finish some math homework I hadn’t done the night before. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I remember the first night he kissed me. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The night was cold, the ground hard, her belly empty. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z You understood that it was better to ride a black horse and dress in black like a personification of evil, so as not to be scoped by a gunman in the night. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He did the milking every morning and night. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z “It’s okay. You will. The universe is shining with love, baby. To survive this night—that’s what you need—love.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Usually I like riding on trains, especially at night, with the lights on and the windows so black, and one of those guys coming up the aisle selling coffee and sandwiches and magazines. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z I’d been reading a beautiful, strange book called Table of Everything last night. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “This is our last night out for months. Next week, it’s back to hell.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Instead, she was shaken awake in the middle of the night by her hostess, who urged her, “You must get up, your airfield is being bombed, your aircraft are burning!” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Into the night he lit a Charminar and wondered what his daughter looked like now. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a cool night in the holler, with a lazy breeze blowing through, whisking branches against the loft window. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Spending an hour with my best friend, Thomas, video-chatting last night had seemed to fly by in a minute. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z He said again there was an evil presence in my room, that he couldn’t stay another night. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She spent each contented night by the fire, learning from her gran to prepare and mix remedies. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z On the way downstairs, Grandma hit Ernie and Genie and their mother with everything she had to get them to stay the night. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “I should have kept you all here when you turned up in the middle of the night!” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Yes, she knew exactly where he had been last night: home. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z That night, the witches would come for me in my bed. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z “I counted thirty in the band that flew up near the house last night.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The white wolf followed him back into the night. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Grandpop and I come outside, late. Almost every night. In the dark.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “I guess you’re going out sporting, beings it’s a Saturday night tonight.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “She was here last night, standing in the street right opposite the house.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “My dress was fantastic last night,” I say. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Electric blues sparks jumped out into the night. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z We said good night to Melon Head and left. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Sitting here now she felt the night air tickle the hem of her dress against her shin. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Day or night, the benches below the salt were never less than half-full with men drinking, dicing, talking, or sleeping in their clothes in quiet comers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “She could have whined and moaned all night, but she said nothing.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z During the night, he thought, below the loft, he would hear a sound like feet moving, perhaps. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z It was always night on Neonoir, the world over, and its surface was an uninterrupted grid of interconnected cities packed with impossibly large skyscrapers. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z On this night he wore a polo shirt, brown corduroy slacks—even though it was August—and battered black-and-white, $5 sneakers. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It seemed absurd to spend my nights in such cramped quarters with an animal who was becoming roomy in his needs, when I could have an entire island. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z On Saturday the seventh, the night before the Great Fire, a blaze destroyed four blocks and took over sixteen hours to control. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z But the persistent coughing all night and wheezing all day finally led Mother to take me to a white doctor’s office, where there were many white patients but only a very few of us. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Robert Kennedy, whose summer home is eight miles from the home I live in all year round, was shot two nights ago. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z And the evils of the night were about them. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z In the apple groves at the edge of town, flocks of grackles settled into the branches for the night, squawking. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time Mohammed arrived home that night, Mahmoud had given up his resistance. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I know I will remember nothing of this night because I will try as hard as I can to never think of it again. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z "He feasts every night in a different castle, and holds court at every crossroads he passes." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A single scream, so loud and distorted that it didn’t seem to come from a human throat, tore the night. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z That night two frogs the size of year-old babies appeared in his room. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I put the raw rice back into my bag and started walking down the dirt road to find a suitable place to sit for the night. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z And me not sleeping, tonight or tomorrow night or any night for a long while; now that this has started. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z But at night, after I take Juanita to the bathroom and we return to our bedroom, she falls fast asleep and I am the one tossing and turning, tossing and turning. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Thomas guessed it was about two in the morning when he turned from his back to his stomach for the millionth time that night. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “Frank,” I said desperately, “what did he say last night when everyone had gone? What did you all do?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Clinging on for dear life, Harry sent Stunning Spells flying at random into the whirling night. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She cried half the night and didn’t get any sleep. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “I don’t wish to make a display of my feelings, but I have habitually thought of you more in the night than I am quite equal to.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z That night the infanta was scheduled to attend a reception hosted by Bertha Palmer at the Palmer mansion on Lake Shore Drive. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Despite the warm night, he shivered on the tile floor. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The night before the convention I had been negotiating with Mr. de Klerk on the telephone until after eight in the evening. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z That night, I wrote Martin a letter that said, I gave my parents your letter. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “The conductor often has to answer bells at night. Do you remember which compartment it was?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z One day, the general told Trujillo he was going to be meeting this woman that very night under the bridge in Santiago where people meet to do bad things. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On the night we arrived from Kraków, we dragged ourselves out of the cattle cars and assembled on a vacant field. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “How awful and terrifying, that trip. Yet I imagine there were nights in Antarctica that were as beautiful as this lake is right now.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Despite the wheel’s inherent romantic potential, however, rides at night never became popular. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z That night Alba went to see her uncle in his tunnel of books and proposed that they apply the same system to his father’s weapons as she had to her mother’s provisions. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Only a few hours after the outbreak of hostilities between Japan and the United States, San Piedro Island late last night was prepared—temporarily at least—for an air raid bombing or other serious emergency. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Two days and two nights later, as the sun was already disappearing behind the roofs, Mosca and Riccio packed the few belongings they had managed to salvage from the movie theater into Mosca’s boat. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Up till now, most of their flying had been by day, and unlike the women of the 588th Night Bomber Aviation Regiment, they’d had no training to fly at night. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z This would be the perfect place to sleep: one could see stars at night without getting rained on. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Meggie heard him cursing the thorns, the prickles, the darkness, and the wretched riffraff he was having to stumble after in the middle of the night. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z But as we walked out, following thirty yards or so behind all the seniors, I was nervous about what I was going to do that night. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She sat up late at night with my elder siblings and talked about the revolution against the white man while we Little Kids slept upstairs. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z For eight nights I had sat in a corner and watched. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z That night, when I came home, Shawn was gone. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z This was not quite the same woman Dicey had talked with in the dead of night; but this was not a different woman, either. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z From the bottom of the basket she took the folded brown paper bag into which she poured each night’s pickin’s and put it on the shelf. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z And I was glad because I couldn’t listen anymore to his wild screaming at night, the twangy yakkety-yak of the people who owned him. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The moonlight shone through the window, and if anyone had looked into the Baudelaire orphans’ bedroom, they would have seen three children crying quietly all night long. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z I covered them with shucks and kissed them good night. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “I pledge my life and honor to the Night’s Watch, for this night and all the nights to come.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The man lifted the stout lady down and they hurried into the inn, leaving the boy Tam to put the horses away and see them dry and fed for the night. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Two night riders dragged a colored girl onstage. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Both he and Cora decided his skittish personality had not helped them during the close call the previous night, when in another bad omen the regulators knocked on the front door. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The ferry pilots don’t fly at night, in general. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The joyous celebration lasted long into the night, and the stillness was fractured often by wild, exultant shouts and by the cries of people who were merry or sick. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z When we finished rehearsal that night, I could almost imagine myself leaping out into the airy elements and dropping the insubstantial pageant of life behind me. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z "Will you not stay the night and share our meat and mead, Uncle?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Even in the freezing December night, beads of perspiration rolled off Papa Will’s forehead. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He and Jay were going out for date night. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Dividing the dog watch that way switches the hours of the watches for the next twenty-four, so that the same men don’t stand two watches every night. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z And she had tremendous problems of her own, working in the grueling factory by day and visiting my dad at night. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z And then he grabbed his crutches and pegged out to the porch so fast that François scrambled from his nest and shot out into the night. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Next to the Jordan women haunting me day and night, the dead men felt like friendly ghosts. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z But I’ve also remembered how I found the book that night when I went back to the cave after he had burned my things. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Reading over what I have written so far I see I have given the impression that the events of three nights several weeks apart were all that absorbed me. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “A night of disgrace,” his editorial would read. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z They come many more nights and take many other girls. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He has to take medicine to help him sleep at night. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Never, ever thought I’d say something like that, but last night has me thinking about all of this so differently, about me differently. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z It is night again, and I am in the cave with one lamp lit. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z And by the second night, she was playing board games With him every time she took a break while I did practice quizzes or writing assignments. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “It wasn’t so bad at night with the engine running,” the man says. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes I would even stay with a friend at night because I was afraid my uncle would make me go with one of these potential husbands. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z My father and uncle had painted the week before, so as we lay in our bedroom that night we could smell the paint. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z It was dark, and there were so many night sounds—of birds, animals, insects. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Below it, women with big, pastel-colored hats filed in for a night service at a storefront church, and a whole other congregation cluttered into the liquor store next door. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He started rifling through the sacks of food they’d pulled off the ship the night before. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Mai turned to leave and that's when she noticed the top book on the tall stack of reading material sitting on Willow's night table. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z He needed that squeeze, that gentleness, the knowing that the gentleness would always be there, that through all the nights of pain to come, she would be there for him. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And that night, for a special birthday treat, Pa played “Pop Goes the Weasel” for her. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I explained to them about the recorder and played part of what I had recorded the night before. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z It was his last carry of the night, giving him forty-nine yards on twelve carries. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The burglar alarm, the new silent burglar alarm installed at Epsteins' the other night. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z On the other hand, Jackson’s own overwrought opposition, much like airbursts in a night battle, actually called attention to the issues the Quakers wished to raise. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He looked a little uneasy, until I told him, "Look, I pull a hundred bucks a night for a couple hours' work. Easy." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The boy was skinny and quiet, and one summer’s night, Mr. Trepid discovered him lying listless and feverish in his bed. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z ‘Last night, just before bedtime, Colonel Smith, he sent for me ’cause he says I sent up a shirt as wasn’t his. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It is the soul of Lupito, they cried in fear, doomed to wander the river at night because the waters washed his soul away! Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Then one night when I went down to spy, they were gone, vanished like starlings from a tree. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z It took us two more hours to find a place to bunk for the night. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z On the first trip, they played 106 nights, five or more hours a night. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z It had stopped raining, but the night remained cold and windy. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “No, it was Wednesday, I think. Anyway, it was the night Angelo got arrested and couldn’t come.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When we finally found a guard, he heard me out and then said there had been a bunch of kids who had come in the night before. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Could go back to one of those moments when he and Toby spent the night huddled together in the husk of that plane, barely saying a word. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z All afternoon and into the night, the punishment continued. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z When Herbie finally slept that night, Hieronymus Bosch never had such chilling nightmares. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Only at night when there were no passers-by, did I feel completely safe. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “But I thought the Grievers only came out at night.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “That guy in the bar the other night? He said the longer you don’t go back, the less there is to go back to.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She told me last night and again this morning on the bus that she thought our project was boring. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The footsteps on the stairs renew my panic from last night. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z At night, she woke at every noise to grab far Needle's hilt. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And one night I am woken by a searing pain and know it’s time to go to the hospital. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z In the night, next to Derek, he tried to will him awake. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z “Only about two or three times a night.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z But she found out anyway when Mrs. Jarzab called the house later that night. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The Golden Gate Bridge was ablaze against the night sky. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z We figured whatever happened, we would not be staying another night aboard the zombie cruise ship, even if they did have million-dollar bingo. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z That night in a dream I stood on the tracks at the edge of Blind Tillie Trestle. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She could hear its heavy footfall and ragged breath, even more real now than it had been that night in Flatbush. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Oh, Jesus, Mary and Joseph, help me this night. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I thought about its glowing eyes and shivered and remembered how scared the coyote had made us that night. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z For the rest of the night, I didn’t have to remember to be Shannon; I talked and laughed without pretending at all. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “When Permian football goes in Odessa,” he said with a laugh late one night, “then everything will go.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z So they built a broad, straight highway, six lanes wide in places, with concrete dividers down the middle and outsized sodium street lamps that light the night sky for miles around. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z One of the horses stamped and his bridle jingled in the night. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I sit at the kitchen table and feel quite sure that no one on my anonymous, dew-covered street has had a night like mine. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z It reminded me of when I was little, and Mom chanted to me in Farsi every night before bedtime. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She never again wanted to feel as utterly deserted as she had this night. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Often, though, she would come at night and scratch at the fence for food. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z She thought about something Hazel had confided to her a few nights ago: I think Jason is the linchpin to Hera’s whole scheme. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z But I remember the nights at the Wembley Hall. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “We were initiates together. I was bad at fighting, so he taught me every night after everyone was asleep.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z They had talked of the thirteenth amendment that night. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z That first night, in the drill yard, one of us was pushed so violently by a white warder that he fell down some steps and broke his ankle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The result: I sleep half the day and I’m up all night. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, you be sure to give him my regards. Tell him we missed him at last night’s service and we’d be pleased to have him come next week at the same time.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z In the hours before the Wednesday night prayer meeting at the church, she made several long visits to the bathroom. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He remembered the night in Arlington when die news came: secession. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I concentrated on getting my dinner, taking last night’s lasagna from the fridge, placing a square on a plate, heating it in the microwave. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z But he was not going to any night school. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Our mother came into the bedroom in the middle of the night, the way she always did, to make sure we were asleep. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z We watched the Big Sky do twilight proud: deep pinks and bright purples giving way to the inky blue-black of night. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Later that night, I dragged Dad out to go tarantula hunting. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z One time in the night I woke up and knew that Catherine was awake too. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z And that night in bed, I did not cry. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Shackleton and Worsley were terrified that the Wills would be lost in the night if they didn’t tether it to their boats. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z But she knew she wouldn’t— that stuff would feel like more of a costume than the one she’d worn last night. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Grant has slept so many nights in battlefield lodgings arranged for by his staff that it never crossed his mind to send a telegram asking for a room. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry. About last night. About not renewing your lease. It’s just that—” Mr. Beiderman stuttered to a stop. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The following night, another bomb was thrown onto the Harrisons’ roof from the vacant apartment next door. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z So when Mr. Henry arrived on a Saturday night, we smelled him. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z That was the shaking they had felt in the night. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Then I squeeze through the opening in the rocks out into the night. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I don’t sleep that night—the day of the swings. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “Thank you for dinner,” she mumbled, even though she hadn’t eaten anything, and escaped out the door into the cold night. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Pop Pop and TJ make me practice every single night when Daddy’s not around. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The night the man held a gun to my head, I thought I had no future. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He spent the night at his momma’s house. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I decide against discussing the newest development with Jeremy revealed by Tats last night. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “The storm last night flooded the main road,” my mother says helplessly. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I wait a few nights, but there’s nothing. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “That’s when the harpies will come to eat you. Now, good night, cousin, and dare I say it? May the gods go with you.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “We snuck down to the dock last night after the Coral Queen closed,” I said. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z What if there hadn’t been any large groups last night? Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Still, sometimes I would wake up at night and wonder why I was there, why I was doing this. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z But on this night she felt that she was not alone. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They were stiff with their long and jolting drive from Whitcross, and chilled with the frosty night air; but their pleasant countenances expanded to the cheerful firelight. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I practiced the night before how to write the candidate’s name in Farsi. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Stella and Jojo dressed quickly and dashed out into the night, Dusty padding close behind. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The one he used in the dark of night when he heard a sound he didn’t like. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The sticky neon night rushed past the taxi window. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The events of the previous night flashed through her mind. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z When the sun set that night, Sam cut one more notch in a stick to keep track of the thirty-one days of incubation. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Citra went to bed early that night, before supper, because her appetite was a casualty of the day. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The winter nights in the dark little house became nightmares. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s a lot of that action around here, nights: you’ll see it. ” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z His mother stayed with him for quite a long time, that night, she kept on touching him, asking him things, and when she had gone, the air all around his bed smelled of her smell. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He was drinking corn whiskey with Martin in the barn loft one night—the boy wouldn’t say where he got the jug—when they started talking about the women of Randall. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z This is what I have wanted him to say every day and every night, I thought, and now he is saying it at last. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z By time I got to bed that night I was making like it was a kiss full on the mouth. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z On the Wall, a man gets only what he earns, Benjen Stark had said the last night Jon had seen him alive. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Chou taught me to use leaves, but at night, when I cannot see, I am afraid there might be bugs on them. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z This meant that they would cover the half mile to the outlying sheds at sunset, instead of risking the confusion of a night journey over ground that only Hazel knew. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Last night, Joe recalled, the first moths had begun bapping their powdery wings against his kitchen windows; today water skeeters floated on the surface into his field, frantically skittering their legs. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z All night watchmen on the walls heard the rumour of the enemy that roamed outside, burning field and tree, and hewing any man that they found abroad, living or dead. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The serene picture almost moved her to enter the room to kiss her father good night. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z All night, Taisin had agonized over this, initially not wanting to admit it to herself. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z When I hung up the phone that night I had a wet face and a broken heart. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I was in the hospital for four nights. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z As Father and I crossed the lonely field and made for our house I couldn’t help but think about that earlier night and the welcome feast, all the tastes and sounds of it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman who'd let us in was mixing drinks behind a handsome free-form bar which was large enough to have graced a night club. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z To her credit, my mom didn’t try to stop me when I told her last night. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He had her run the path at night. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z How often had she and Viserys stolen away in the black of night, a bare step ahead of the Usurper's hired knives? A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z That night I sleep on my stomach, afraid to crush the curls, and I dream about Keav. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The night had become chilly, almost cold enough to lay down a frost, he thought; it must be freezing at the higher elevations. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z So maybe I did spend a night now and then dreaming silly girl dreams about him, even though everyone knew he was sweet on Mildred. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Roses hang from curving trellises above them, the night sky visible through the spaces between the blossoms. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The only times my father could be found in his room were first thing in the morning and last thing at night. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z At three in the morning on Billy’s morphine night in prison, a new patient was carried into the hospital by two lusty Englishmen. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Night night, Hiram boy. Hope you don’t have no bad dreams.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z The ones whose contents were always emptied onto the pavement in the dead of night, as if the wine itself were of no value? The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z After all, he thought exasperatedly, I cannot make the hinges squeak, even if I stay awake all night. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Either way, one thing is for sure: that was the night I learned how to run. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Things like how special it was when they went on the roof at night and tried to find stars. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z After they waved him off, I told Rondell we could be done for the night. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z From morning to night he was pushing and pulling, always at the spot where the work was hardest. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Nguyen kept her family going as night settled over the jungle, and the nearby shelling continued. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z We was in my living room and the nights had started to get warm. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Ambitiously, Haiselden meant to market his film as a “date night” movie: it had love, romance, suspense, and humor—with some retail infanticide thrown in on the side. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “Annes zweite Heimat,” they say, or “Is it proper for a gentleman to receive young girls in his room at night with the lights out?” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z That night, I dream that Hideo and I are back at Sound Museum Vision, except we’re not in the middle of the dance floor. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z One night at supper I tried to imagine what people in Washington, P.A., talked about at the end of the day. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “We just want a place to sleep for the night,” Yishan spoke quickly. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He shoved both hands deep into his pockets, pulling his jacket closed against the misty night. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Not like a young man fighting for his family, smoking books, but like the little schoolboy who ran into my bedroom the night we were taken. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Then she whispered, “I love you, Titus. This is going to be the most amazing night. This is going to drill eyes in the back of our heads.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But when the fires began to burn low and the Indians made preparations for the night, and still his companions showed no signs of moving, the young dog grew restless. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are you going to lock me in again at night?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “I know you don’t mind getting up with him at night. But the lack of sleep is awfully hard for me.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z It was a windy night, and I tucked my head into my chest as we walked, but when I glanced over at Davis, he was looking up. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Usually he wore faded blue jeans with a flaming Hawaiian shirt, along with sandals and dweebish white socks, looking like he had just spent the night in a Mexican hotel. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Momma hadn’t told me to turn them on because she didn’t want to believe that night had fallen hard and Bailey was still out in the ungodly dark. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I wake up several times during the night from a nightmare where I’m trapped in a glass room. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z And then it came to me: at the crowded tea shop in Peshawar, that night I’d gone for a walk. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z But more than that, I remember the rage on the major’s face back at Rose Hill the night before I shot him. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z None of them had ever said it while they were sitting in the dark with mosquitoes plugging their nostrils or night sounds so loud around them they couldn’t think. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z “Your mom called my mom last night,” he says. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z For weeks, all day and far into the night, he met with his counselors, talking, praying, moaning. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The way she talks to him at night. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Accusations that might even be false, I thought, remembering what we’d seen at the dock the night before. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Through the night in the tossing chest she listened to the waters that seemed always about to wash over them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The whole village seemed to be enchanted that night. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “The scented candles that are supposed to smell like summer night never smell this way. They always smell like scary-guy cologne.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z My legs screamed from a night and day of ache and stretch marinated in old adrenaline and scabbed with tree bark cuts. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The brothers thought and thought about it and soon began to realize that the answer was sleeping between them every night. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Whoever told Booth about the president’s plan to attend the play that night had unknowingly activated in his mind an imaginary clock that began ticking down, minute by minute. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulled out the boxes and spent several nights going through the papers, looking for “Top Secret” stamps he’d missed the first time through. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I cant fool with you all night tonight. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Big Ma said, “Supper last night. Just before the thundering and lightning started. The kids went to their beds early. Stayed in their room.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Two other restaurants had desegregated the night before, and others promised to follow suit within days. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z And I had already lost a few hours and night was falling fast. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “You were involved in a similar altercation on the night of January eighteenth, correct?” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The card you draw will tell you what night your hounds are to hunt.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z For I must say I was a little surprised last night at how difficult it was actually to point to any passage which clearly demonstrated her wish to return. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I’m feeling heavy, but I always do on Sunday nights. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Enough scrapes were finished by soon after sunset and next day, sure enough, all the rabbits felt a great deal better for a night underground. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I went to bed every night ever more awed. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Mami had to meet Tío Vic in the middle of the night with the gun hidden under her raincoat so it wouldn't be on the premises in case the police came. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “That first night when I was watching you sleep. When you woke up and looked at me, I could just tell. You did something bad. Something that’s gonna stay with you forever.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z One night, Dante and I were hanging out in his room. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z They were both exhausted and were beginning to feel the effects of the sleepless night in their bones and in their soul. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Nor is it surprising that when Revere set out for Lexington that night, he would have known just how to spread the news as far and wide as possible. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I try to pick two pounds a night. That’s thirty cents’ worth. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z A week before opening night, Mother dyed my brown hair cherry red. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It was dark, yet it looked safe, like when you pull the covers over your head in the middle of the night. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The last movie of the night is playing, so the box office is empty. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z At night, when the dragon slept, Minli missed Ma and Ba. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “Students have been hearing all manner of odd things from Mains at night.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z That night I only IM with him until 2 A.M. instead of our usual 3 A.M. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z There is a small chest of drawers, a crude night table between two twin beds, a lamp with a plaid paper shade, two wooden chests in which extra quilts are stored. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Middle of the night, I imagine. Brought a lot of customers here. Some were cool, others thought they could just take whatever they wanted.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Shin did not particularly want to spend the night at his mother’s place. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “I know how to care for them. In the night I spat something strange and felt something in my chest was broken.” The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead he took a sip of ale, the dregs of the half cup that remained from his solitary supper the night before. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "Last night. You said yourself you'd given her something to make her sleep." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z At night they unroll a mat and everyone sleeps on it, and in the morning they just roll it up again before getting on with their day. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Tally remembered Shay, the last night they’d seen each other in the city, saying that the mysterious David would take her to the Smoke. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z But the rest of the afternoon, and that night too, he had an uncomfortable feeling that he had forgotten or lost something at Lalo’s. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z They remarked at her fine eyes, dark and glittering as the night sky, her black hair shot with gold, the birthmark on her forehead in the shape of a crescent moon. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I couldn’t sleep those nights before Thanksgiving came. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z But if the heather itself was silent, the breeze brought distant night sounds across the open common. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Until the night I couldn’t fit back through the hole. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z "The more you learn the more you want to know. You ought to think about night school for yourself," said Spoon. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Last night, we et Squab — which he left overlong on the Spit — we might as well have dined on Sandals — and I saw him cease chewing. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z All we did was eat leftovers from the night before and play a few games of Annoyance. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I keep telling her I’m fine, but my stomach feels gurgly, and I woke up, like, a billion times last night. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “Almost no time at all. You see, the cam-eras are motion sensitive, so most nights they just stay off.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The dad said: “Let him spend the night in jail; it’ll be a good learning experience for him.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z On the night he had disappeared, he waited until the full moon had risen before leaving the tavern, and then he took his customary route home. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Park had taekwondo, so Eleanor went straight home after school, took a bath, then tried to hide in her room all night, reading. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z All that practicing in the middle of the night didn’t do me a lick of good! Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “A beautiful night,” he says, staring up at the sky. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z It was long and straight and cool and wet and reflective in the night. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z One night when I was about to go home I saw a girl who lived in my direction and I fell in beside her to walk part of the distance together. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z A few nights later, she noticed the lights in number 40 were out, even though it was early in the evening. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “I said good night to them before I went to bed at eleven.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z If Lee knew that Cal left the house at night and returned very late, he gave no sign, since he couldn’t do anything about it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z That night he ordered Janie to tie up her hair around the store. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z That night she must hide a sharp knife and a lamp near her bed. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes at night he lay awake imagining her face and form, and wondering why such a woman would ever want to marry him, of all the princes in the world. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z After the fury of the night before, an unnatural stillness lay on the land. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z She took them right out of my hand and then she put them in the drawer of the night table. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “I shouldn’t have believed your rebel lies. I should have taken Ruth and run the night we landed. Even if we drowned, we would have been together.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Late that night, as I lay awake in bed, with Mme. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “Then hit me and take off. Get going, and you better take off that light-colored dress and fold it in your arms. Your black body won’t be seen at night.” March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Or in the night, when Cecilia came to rescue her from a nightmare and take her into her own bed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z That night I went to sleep listening to Rattling Brook and when I came down to breakfast the next morning, Mrs. Jordan told me that my mother was in the hospital. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandma says, “Well, Shayleen. He had good reason to be here last night and this morning. There was a missing boy.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z If the night creatures won, then there would be darkness all the time on the earth. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “We weren’t sure you would make it through the night, but that’s past now. It’s time for you to eat something, so we can get you home to your loved ones.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve got bad news. Your uncle Lee was killed last night.” Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Some nights they slip away for meetings, and I can see lights on in the storage shed. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Fortunately, my dad has a Stone Age stereo system in the basement with an actual turntable, so I was playing along with at least one whole Latin record each night. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z That alarmed me somewhat because sound asleep at night I was vulnerable. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Kaede hung the kettle over the flames, and before night fell she had brewed tea for them all to sip, crouching close to the blaze. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He turned and went to the spot where the hatchet had been last night, the spot from which he had taken it to cut off Mary’s head. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z In the night, the window lit up like a movie screen. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Despite my exhaustion, I lay awake a long time that night, wondering how I could possibly survive another week of lessons until such time as Hamlet came around again. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z That night I asked my mother how to spell the words and left a note on my door asking my father to wake me up before he went to bed. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z “I just mean”—I shoot him a tentative smile—“maybe this doesn’t have to be my last night in New York.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The time Max always prefers, because he says the night guards are sleeping on their feet. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Other than the crackle of the fire and the occasional collapsing wall or floor, the night was quiet. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z But when he leaned over to kiss me good night, his eye twitched like it always did when he was lying. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z On the third wrench it caught, spewing a stream of smoke and fumes into the night. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z This was the nightmare that woke him up screaming every night. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry too,” said Ben, his voice fading into the night. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z And he hadn’t eaten dinner the night before, or slept, but he was so far from hungry or tired, and he had some time to collect himself before his shift began, so he did. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Smells of night, earth, and salt air were cooling my temples. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z The temperature is not as low as the night before, so we decide not to burn the rest of the table. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Someone had come out of the woods in the night and continued down the melted roadway. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z At 8 P.M., the night warder would lock himself in the corridor with us, passing the key through a small hole in the door to another warder outside. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mr. Milton met us in Olney last night and loaned us his horse and buggy to drive up here today. We wanted to surprise you; we had hoped it would be a perfect homecoming.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas Malthus had been a curate at the Okewood Chapel in Surrey by daytime, but he was a closet economist by night. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z It made her think of the kitchen light in her house, the one over the stove, the one that her mother left on all night long. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Each night, in my dark corner of the hut, filled with shame and with quiet tears, I suck and chew the chicken bones until there is nothing left. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A dark figure was sprinting across the lawn and its shout echoed through the still night air. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I look out the window, my window, into the night sky. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The town gave no indication of quieting for the night, shops open, citizens a-prowl on the wooden sidewalks. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She becomes the muttation form of herself, the wolflike creation of the Capitol that terrorized us the last night in the arena. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I tried to piece together, from the memories and the flashbacks and the dreams, what happened on Saturday night. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s not all that crowded for a Friday night. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z After the first night, she closed the doors and windows right after supper but didn’t make me go to bed. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Last night, when the rebels reached the quays in their march of invasion, we heard musket- or rifle-shots fired at our fleet, and hoped to acquit ourselves in a contest with these bold scoundrels. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Sneaked around, plotted, and stepped out every night the girl demanded. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The spring equinox has just passed; they face six months of unrelenting night. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z When night finally enveloped the ship and only a wisp of the moon shone dimly, the deck was dark except for the light from the torches the sailors used. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z And so, by the time she reached the second-floor landing, she had already drawn to the whole building’s attention the menu of her third daughter’s wedding night. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “Even though it’s a mandatory evacuation, the mayor is allowing those who don’t have the money to leave to spend the night in the Superdome.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z “In the same room whar I put her maw to bed ev’y night of her life since she was big enough to sleep by herself.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Cora was informed of the night riders’ rounds by the ripple passing through the park. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It was dead of night when Cluny’s horde moved out of the meadow. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z But I want to know what happened to James last night, so I pick it up again and call Pagoda Pizza, and Marie answers. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z The first question on the minds of many people released from prison as they take their first steps outside the prison gates is where will they sleep that night. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z After a final night in his apartment, Gordievsky set out on the last and most perilous leg of his exfiltration plan. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I brought him home with me when it was over, and the night was even better. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Last night, there was another huge protest about the verdict. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z They stayed on the road until night, when they drew close to the house like moths drawn towards the light. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This meant that he left for work later in the morning, but he also came home much later at night. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Lights-out came at ten o’clock every night, except for Fridays and Saturdays, when they’d let us stay up until midnight. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It was good to sleep where the village dogs didn’t bark all night and where the only sound to disturb their dreams was the pine trees sifting wind in a lulling roar. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z It was the middle of the night, and Bingo couldn’t sleep. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z They had heard the words repeated a hundred and fifty times every night for twelve years. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z And there was that one night we’d spent together in a motel. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Alone in the rain, Marco regards the space where Celia had been standing for some time before he walks away into the night. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “You went to a farm yesterday and escaped from a cat. And whatever you were up to, it was so much on your mind that you forgot to ask about Holly last night.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “You cannot leave the house at night without telling us, and you cannot go to parties unless there are parents present!” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Though she did not suspect it that night, Mary Surratt would never see her boardinghouse again. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother—all four feet eleven and a half inches and 217 pounds of her—patrols the streets of Brooklyn at night in a skintight uniform, clanging with enough antiriot gear to quash another Attica. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “You come here in the middle of the night saying you’re having a heart attack and then you won’t let anyone near you? How do you expect me to know what is wrong with you?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I said good night and turned out the light and pulled the covers up to my neck. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “We re not going to break anything. Don’t think of it as breaking in to SeaWorld. Think of it as visiting SeaWorld in the middle of the night for free.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Pet Bulene’s new taxi was parked in front, for Pet had been alerted the night before to take the Williams girls to the morning train for San Francisco. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It was odd to spend the night alone on our island. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “Well, it’s not like I planned it or anything. I just kinda lost it last night.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z And all night long, both nights, Old Yeller crippled back and forth between the fire and the cabin, baying savagely, warning the wolves to keep away. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z I was dating regularly now on Saturday nights. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “It’s all right, Virginia, you can stay here. Calm down, honey. You’ll spend the night here. He’s not going to touch you. We’ll take care of you.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The shack had one window, but when they turned off the light and stretched out on the cots, you could barely see its outline, the night was so dark. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Birds are settling down for the night, singing lullabies to their young. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Bet there’s more action on my street than in Cab Calloway’s show at the Regal Theater on Saturday night. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z “One night, when this boy’s mother wasn’t watching, he sneaked out of their cave and stole some cattle that belonged to Apollo.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The right fork is narrower with higher bushes on each side and even tho it’s night you can just tell it’s dusty. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Pantalaimon’s owl cry the night before had frightened every small creature that heard it, but it was nothing to the passionate wail that Lyra uttered now. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I bit my tongue, remembering how kind she had been to me the night before. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z But I did run up there for a few minutes that night, after I was sure it was too late for Miss Effie Belle to come tell on her. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Ah, that was such a good night, grandchildren. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I would find a clean or cleanish car and spend the night in it. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z All night long, armorers loaded bombs by the faint beams of flashlights. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z This is going to be quite a night. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Real night came to the zoo for only one Earthling hour out of every sixty-two. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z For this reason I never saw him leave, but each night as I drifted off to sleep I would hear them, anticipating the birth of a nation on the other side of the world. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z That night I went home and over dinner told my parents about the coach’s plans for me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I admit I could use a night out away from my house, and I wouldn’t mind a hard lemonade after the cruddy week I had. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z I had fun in the tank that night. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She wanted everything to be as it had been before the night when Dustfinger turned up. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Has she slept a single night since this happened? Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z His right name was Compeyson; and that’s the man, dear boy, what you see me a pounding in the ditch, according to what you truly told your comrade arter I was gone last night. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Despite Howard Clement’s highly visible role at the meeting that night, there was no doubt in his mind that Ann was more influential in the poor black community. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z We waited until that night before making our way back to Jefferson. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Every night would bring him a little closer to her bed. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Maybe other guys would watch TV all night, but TV was just a bunch of noise, and when Sean came home, if he ever came home, he would tell Finn to turn it off. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z When I finally fell asleep Friday night, I dreamed that Dad and I were fishing somewhere on a gorgeous morning. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z December is rarely bitter cold in South Alabama during the day, but at night the temperatures can drop, a dramatic reminder that it's winter, even in the South. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Bobby deliberately varied the kinds of food he ate: Japanese, Chinese, Indian, Hungarian, even Kosher, alternating restaurants every night. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z If only I hadn’t texted him later that night. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z They slept soundly that night, curled up in their blankets near the Xi’s magical fire, the ghostly riders spread around them, again, in a ring. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The dimness of the night hid us from the guests, and we sat quietly inside our vehicle observing everything from a dark, safe distance. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z So late one night, Tehlu went to her in a dream. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “You were all excited last night about getting to talk about your underground bands.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Often I was at meetings all night and would sleep all day — not the normal schedule of an agricultural demonstrator. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They stumbled and fell through the woods the night long and long before dawn the boy fell and would not get up again. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z She and Sam got into another huge fight that night. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Deft with a sewing machine, Katherine bought fabric from the dry goods store and stayed up nights making school outfits for the girls and dresses for herself. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I tried to remember what happened the night before, but everything seemed disjointed and out of sequence. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z They used the night outside meetings to play at courting. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “One night, she took a tumble out of bed, probably she needed the bedpan, but then after she fell, she couldn’t get herself up. She was too weak, too sick.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Sometimes his grandmother pulls out a belt at night when Enrique is naked in bed and therefore unable to quickly escape her punishment by running outside. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z We came inside for the night, drunk on our day together, our secrets. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Though the wound in her head had healed, she was subject to periods of troubled sleep, she had strange dreams which recurred night after night. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “She read the Bible for you the night you preached, didn’t she?” asked another of the elders, in a conciliatory tone. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z We were holing up for the night at a Holiday Inn Express next to the interstate, with Barack leaving for Missouri the next day and the girls and I headed home to Chicago. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Mary Lincoln is looking forward to celebrating recent Union victories by enjoying this popular comedy on a night that features Keene. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z “We only put up her profile last night.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Could he have been here since the night he was lost? A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “They like it when you pick them out for special favors at night. It keeps them happy, and ...” He paused to flick a speck off his waistcoat. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z But I’m in the living room not my bedroom and it ain’t morning it’s night, or getting there. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z As the night went black, the lights came on. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z "Hie night of our wedding feast, the first time we shared a bed, he called me by your sister's name. He was on top of me, in me, stinking of wine, and he whispered Lyanna." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "That night when I went to light the oven I said to myself that it would be better to wait until they brought the body." One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “It rests heavy in your stomach when you eat it at night.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The night air was chilly on her bare skin. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z ‘She’s spending the night down at the cottage, I expect,’ he said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z No one had a game, and Abu had the night off. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The record player on the first floor volumed up Lonnie Johnson singing, “Tomorrow night, will you remember what you said tonight?” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z For example, I suddenly remembered that Mr. Dussel was snoring loudly last night. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The night of his initiation, Matthias had rubbed his clothes and hair with the same chalky powder. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She could take one of the less-ancient boats and disappear into the night. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Nick Rael spent every other night in this den of mild iniquity. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I started to think that maybe he really was someone else that night, and it was the magic of Halloween. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Colin rubbed his sore neck, thinking he would never spend another night in the car when he had plenty of money to pay for hotels. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z “It wouldn’t hurt either of us to eat a little light. You frightened me last night. I had an aunt who died of heart trouble. And that leaves a memory, you know.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z If my teammates start poking around too much, they’ll find it’s more than just our exercises causing my sleepless nights. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Lying awake in the dark that night, unable to sleep, he thought that he would have given anything to feel the heavy thud on the bed that used to announce the old dog’s arrival. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite night blindness, the Pole Star would follow, sniffing at them with its radar arrays. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z My bed is uncomfortable that night, but it’s for the best. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z We had been walking in silence through the night until we stopped to listen to the singing of morning birds shattering the silence of the day. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He turned over and over between his sheets at night, attacked by the horrifying dreams, and then, when he woke, by the recollection of the truth, that waking was no better than sleeping. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z You lie down now, and I will keep watch for what is left of the night. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Ho there! Thought you and your friends would end up in the river by the way you were weaving when you left last night.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Finally, sleep overcame my brothers and we turned in for the night. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She was appalled by the rushing emptiness of the night, by the black foam-flecked water heaving beneath them, by the pale face of the moon, so haggard and distracted among the hastening clouds. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Her long braids fell down and began to blow in the night wind. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z And in the still, cold nights of winter, terrible howls issued from the dark place, as if the castle itself were weeping and moaning. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z I had never thought our home very pretty, but that night it looked different. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They're not affected by storms; they work day or night; they're entirely internal, so you don't need delicate solar cells all over your probe. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Gabriel broke me of this habit one night after I made fun of a couple leaving a movie theater. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “Join him, you mean. Like you said the other night.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He stayed one day and one night, and then he tried to leave. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z “Perhaps today pales in comparison to the fun I had at the ball last night.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “I heard the security guards had to pull you off someone last night.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I stayed up all night reading it two days ago. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z But no matter how much they might get to looking and sounding alike, as grown-ups, I could see they were still as different on the inside as night and day. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Two nights later he chewed through his leash and jogged west. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Charles’s room was in disarray and a half-empty bottle of Bombay gin—from the liquor cabinet in the library—was on the night table. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I recognised them all from the buffet-supper of the night of the ball. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Like how it did that first night in the Lighthouse. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z My accomplishments at school must have touched my father’s heart, for one Friday night, in my second year of school, he did something that made me cry. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d just sit there on the balcony at night while everyone slept and cry and watch the moon. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Now Rae’s insistence upon staying at her own house last night to “prepare for the big day” makes sense. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z He took out a magazine I’d seen him reading the last few nights, with a plane on the cover. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z As Lawrence told Shane that first night, he could see nothing wrong with it. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I had a doll that ran around at night. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z They found a place in the swamp land bordering the main boardwalk and crouched together, scanning the night traffic, looking for signs of Tool or of Nailer’s father and the half-men he had appeared with. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z We both crunch and chew into the humid night air. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The monkey and its owner made up their quarrel at once and streaked off into the night. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “Me and Major Major,” he boasted, in the same tough, clipped tones of the night before, “can beat hell out of any man in my outfit.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z All that night it fell, warm rain, dripping from the eaves and pattering at my window, while I lay flat on my back with my eyes wide open, listening. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Me and the Preacher walked through a patch of woods toward the sounds that were cutting through the night air. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Later that night, Jack came and sat next to Bull and asked if he could borrow the rabbit. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z She and Elya often stayed up half the night talking and laughing together. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I’ll bet all the cooks took turns spitting in my food that night.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The night was full of noises: bursts of drunken laughter, two raucous voices raised in song, the clatter and whine of some badly oiled machine in a basement. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z That weekend with my sister was so much more meaningful than a night with a Stoner boy who thought I was "cool." Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Those nights when I’d shudder awake from a nightmare, I’d remember my grandmother’s instruction to make a sign of the cross in the direction of my window. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z After the beating Caesar visited the schoolhouse at night for the first time. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I can show up drunk or high from the night before and still manage. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Each night, it seems to take him longer and longer. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z On the way to the bazaar we passed the doorway where I had spent my nights. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Following her lead, we carried everything out into the night, making many trips. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She still hadn’t answered Seven’s text from the night of the ceremony. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z And the cookies were why Mr. Levy had spent a wakeful night. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I pause, and then blurt out, “I’m sorry about lying to you. I hadn’t dropped off Ziggy that night. He was already lost, but I panicked when you asked me about him.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z And Silly had told me that one of the pro-union workers had got beaten up one night. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t like to play ever’ night,” said Slim. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The uneasy days and nights made me resolve to leave Granny’s home as soon as I was old enough to support myself. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Monday morning, October 18 I had the dream again last night. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z While I think on those words, Director Horus twirls his staff and the stars scatter, returning the night sky to normal. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z On the drive back, part of me wished I hadn’t ruined the night by bringing up Marcus at all. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z He scribbled one night, “You have not converted a man because you have silenced him. John Viscount Morley.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, all the consequences had to be performed in the middle of the night since just playing the poker game after lights-out would get the guys into a lot of trouble. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z That night they made camp on the southern edge of the bogs, halfway between the kingsroad and the river. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z During the night I had drifted south of the place I wished to go, so I changed my direction and paddled along the path made by the rising sun. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z By this time the UN had given us little tents to sleep in, and we’d zip ourselves into them at night. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Our marathon day started at 7 a.m. and I didn’t get home until 10 p.m. last night. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z That night, as the Apollo 11 spacecraft continued on its journey back to Earth, Uncle D came home from school and work at the mill. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Sometimes, to get people used to combat conditions, they’d have unexpected drills in the middle of the night. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z In a tone of voice she knew all too well, he told her that she had an hour to be home with a reasonable explanation for having stayed out all night. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z After a long night of difficult dreams he couldn’t quite remember in the morning, Joseph and Frankie prepared for Albert’s funeral, which they’d been planning together for days. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z When I got home that night and undressed, the wishing stone fell out of my pocket. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Kinda like how we did that first night. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The winter was half over before I finished the house, but I slept there every night and felt secure because of the strong fence. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The sunlight was blotted out from the eastern windows; the whole hall became suddenly dark as night. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “One night is so long. Two nights are even longer. How will I manage to cope with three nights? Four days feel like a month to me, and you expect me to wait nine days?” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z He saw the emotional effect the injury was having on Boobie—the prolonged periods of depression as one Friday night after another just came and went. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “The Sixers killed my brother last night,” he said, almost whispering. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z One night, as we sat outside on the mattresses, it began to rain. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z For several days and several nights they crawled here and there, up and down, around and about, waving at Wilbur, trailing tiny draglines behind them, and exploring their home. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z The sound cut through the night like a gunshot. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “I can’t tell you. I remember hardly anything that happened that night, which isn’t to say the tenor of it isn’t clear enough....” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “The next night, after a long evening of mah jong, Second Wife yawned and insisted my mother spend the night. ‘ The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z How many suicides would take place that same night, how many people would go insane? Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I'm sweating under my dress, which is still a mess from last night, and I know that Katherine must be suffering as well, especially since she’s wearing at least three petticoats. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Customarily, en route from Montclair to Nantucket, we spent the night in a hotel in New London, Connecticut. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “He climbed into bed with me last night and just cried. I felt so bad I loaned him my Iron Man.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z One more night in that net and Dustfinger wouldn’t even have known he still had legs. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The night table that ordinarily stood alongside the bed had been moved close enough to it so that Franny could reach it without quite standing up. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z She left that night—the full moon gave its blessing and guidance through the forest. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The day the baby was born, I spied, in the dead of night, midwives, under a cloak of great secrecy, digging small holes near the house. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z "You can go to high school at night." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt too desolate to charm the grownups that night. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The waves beat down on the sand louder at night, breaking even stronger than usual. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z At Coop’s basketball game that night, she only has eyes for him. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z And with Jenna’s birthday party on Saturday night, this is going to be a big weekend. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z "I don't want to sit here on a night like this." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I stayed up pretty late that night reading The Price of Dawn. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Usually I occupied myself with a book, but that night my father insisted that I pay attention. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z And then came that fateful night, when the sound of gunfire approached while Deborah and I lay down to sleep. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Every night now, as soon as Jay was asleep, I’d fly. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Whoever stokes the fire during the night gets an extra pancake in the morning,” he said. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z "Controversy over the shooting last night," the male anchor says. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The citizens were already busy sweeping up cupcake simulations, confetti, and party hats from last night’s celebration. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He's back to his old self, the cold Rémy I first met, instead of the one who tried to make poor jokes and ask me questions the night of Sophia's birthday. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z It was unfair, all of it, deeply unfair: that was the one thought that had pulsed through Izzy’s mind all night. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The nights were hot and steamy, as we had no air-conditioning. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z "Henry, 1 want to . . . uh, well, thanks a lot, Henry, you and your father, too, for carrying me home that night." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother looks like she is going to regurgitate last night’s dinner. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z My father went to work every day dressed in the blue uniform of a city laborer, but at night he showed us what it meant to love jazz and art. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Kendra moved down the hall, appalled by the aftermath of the violent night. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z When he woke in the woods in the dark and the cold of the night he’d reach out to touch the child sleeping beside him. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z They felt it was because their maintenance system allowed them to fly nearly twice as many missions each night as other Po-2 regiments, and they were extremely proud of themselves for outflying the men! A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He would rather die than spend a single night in their dumb hut, playing their stupid game. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Once, after a date, Ronnie tries to kiss me good night. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z It seems Mr. McCracken now spends most of his time welding cast-iron contraptions late into the night, as if he were drilling into the cavity of the gaping monstrosity that is his garage. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The night air was crisp and smelled faintly of salt. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I miss my family and see them only briefly each night when they return exhausted from working twelve to fourteen hours in the field. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Grim, he says please humor the woman, she's worried about to death, and so I sleep upstairs on the foldout and at night Gram keeps checking to see I'm there. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z This is their last night together, and everyone is relaxed and laughing. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z It had a high kerb by which troop-leaders could guide themselves in black night or fog, and it was banked up some feet above the level of the open land. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I wanted to smash things, bring down the night with my howl of rage. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z We were all the time touching other people—lined up at roll call, at work, in line to get food, in bed at night. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z But she said it to the empty darkness of her bedroom, and heard nothing in reply but the low trundle of a distant lorry, making its way through the night. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Wello didn’t say anything more than “over here” or “over there” or “good night” — I figured he was very tired. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z She’s the one who would crawl into my bed and hold me when I cried out for Mom in the middle of the night. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z The fishing boats that went out from Provincetown went out when night was still dark, so that as the first light brought out the fish they could be there, nets down and ready. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “That Hickock’s got a sense of humor. They was telling me how, about an hour ago, one of the guards says to him, ‘This must be the longest night of your life.’ In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z It hit me in the middle of the night. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z But I was too tired because I hadn’t slept the night before because I was thinking about not being able to do my maths A level. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z But something felt wrong about the night—the sickness of Thalia’s tree, spreading across the valley. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “By night, or under cover of mist,” said Adam, “a whole army could creep over hill and through forest without being seen. ’Tis from the north and west that we look for trouble. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Lazlo did hold Sarai in his arms that night, and she was real and flesh, blood and spirit, but not laughter. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The second thing he learned about himself, as if the night in the Maze hadn’t proved it already, was that his body was in perfect shape. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z His idea of luxury was to spend a night in such surroundings. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z That night she scraped some money together and bought us chicken. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z They were the ones who lined up outside my door during office hours, the ones who called me at night. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z For listening to the Devil, Grommet was made to spend the night in prayer and fasting. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Either the kid they’d caught last night had a hidden accomplice, or someone else had sneaked onto the property after Curly had departed. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I hadn’t been able to sleep last night either and had bad dreams about what had happened at the Islamic Center. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I was especially riveted by an amateur photograph in Herrero’s book, taken late at night by a camper with a flash at a campground out West. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The night has weakened the product in his hair, so the blond waves have gone wild and soft. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z By night’s end, 139 more had been injured and eleven more lay dead. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z At dinner the other night with Wambui and some friends, Curt had reached out and refilled a wineglass here, a water glass there. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He wonders if they repaint it every night as he turns another corner, and because he is looking at the ground, he nearly runs into the girl. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When I come home that night, Mom shows me the full-page ad she took out in the Brooklyn Express'. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z From deep in the hole something called, like the lonely wail of a night bird. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z With the clock ticking down to the primary, Malia and I hardly saw him at all, though he called us every evening to say good night. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Judy and I had stayed up late the night before, putting my hair into curlers. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The very night before the day Hannah had asked Eva if she had ever loved them, the wind tore over the hills rattling roofs and loosening doors. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z When I woke in the middle of the night to find the room full of ghosts, the reassuring sound of her soft breathing sent them away. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Every night he invites the milkmaids to dance with him in the forest. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z That night Fayge began to speak, as if the words so long dammed up had risen to flood. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know, we got another complaint on Mancuso today from somebody who says a small man wearing a sombrero pressed up against her in a bus last night,” the detective said. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z That night, lying in bed, Roy felt a stronger connection to Mullet Fingers, and a better understanding of the boy’s private crusade against the pancake house. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t have any more trouble climbing back into my bunk each night. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Twice more in the night, once just after midnight, he called me to tell me that he had seen a red pickup truck cruising the streets. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z But that night, when they feasted in the Great Hall, Robb was not with them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Lieutenant Jabati was present, too, and he was a little jovial that night. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z That night, I took Wishbone out on the porch with us. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Slipping into bed that night, I felt sick. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Outside the window, the night sleeps in silence, not a car sound, not a voice, not a note of music. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But we both knew she was lying just so we could get to the movie part of the night faster. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Late in the night, I’d lie in bed, thinking, You must gather up the broken threads and tie them together. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Compared to the agony of last night's climb, this one is a cinch. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He came through Stamps on a Saturday night, and Grandmother gave me the chore of making his pallet on the floor. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I think of how cold the nights have been. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z You have to sit up all night polishing dm stuff. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Last year, she had stayed up all night, cooking the turkey, wrapping surprises and hiding them all over the house for Gerald to find. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z That night the palm and banana trees began that long distance talk with rain. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Three nights later old Major died peacefully in his sleep. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z “Did you get her number that night though?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z He and his brothers no longer prance the tobacco and cotton fields at night. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z And then one night, just before I was due to start seventh grade, our world turned upside down again. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The three darted into the inky night and across the trafficless street. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “The lab assistants live on this stuff when they run experiments at night,” he says. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z I was surprised when the prayer we said after dinner each night, the one with the beads, started up of its own accord and recited itself in the back reaches of my head. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. We only kissed a few times. And last night was the first time we really talked, you know?” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z "And I know this wrong, man, but the way you hit them fools the other night, they probably got a couple syndromes too now!" When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z The sun was shining, but the air was still shaking off the night’s chill. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Maybe if Miss Palma had been allowed to read the journal entry, she would have understood why I shaved my entire head the next night. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Every night I’ve gone over it, again and again in bed, struggling to get the intonations right and strike the perfect nasal tone. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside a night train, running on the street-car tracks, went by carrying vegetables to the markets. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Where d’you get that knife? 8TH JUROR: I was walking for a couple of hours last night, just thinking. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z We had dinner together that night, consuming three bottles of wine, and then Farmer and I trudged back to our hotel in the biting cold, his red scarf covering his nose, his glasses fogging up. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The woman took Amari in her arms and let her cry, the only comfort she had known since that horrible night in the village. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Her nights were lit by distant stars and the shimmer of moonlight on snow, but every dawn she woke to darkness. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They sail at dark and fish all night so they must play in the afternoon. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Two nights ago, as soon as I crossed over the colored bridge, I was stopped by a policeman. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He sat alone on his horse in the night and he could feel the army asleep around him, all those young hearts beating in the dark. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The days and nights were short, every hour passed quickly like a sail on the sea, beneath the sail of a ship of treasures, full of joy. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to read “Song of Myself” again when I got home that night, but despite Dr. Holden’s advice, it still turned into a jumble of nonsensical words. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The words are painted in white and make me think of the shadow creatures my mom made on the walls of our bedroom at night. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z A few weeks later I stumbled home from the garage apartment late one night, drunk on some gin filched from a friend’s parents’ liquor cabinet. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I'd barely slept all night, for thinking about everything that was happening. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He suspected that something newsworthy must have happened last night at the pancake-house property. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There wasn’t even a bed in the room, just a narrow settee where Nina curled up every night. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “No, they got hold of him last night on his way home from the rail yard. He voted yesterday morning, and those men didn’t like that, so they...” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I was dreaming about every move at night, and when awake, all I could think was, I've done fifty routines in practice and I haven't fallen on one. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z If we continued to disappoint him, he warned us, we’d be put on restriction and forbidden to leave the Academy at night. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I eat supper with Mummy and the littles at New Clairmont, but that night I am hit with a migraine again. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I spent an hour last night rehearsing, after Baba helped me work on my speech. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z She and Maya had watched TV that night while their mom was upstairs on the phone. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z That night I thought a lot about what Gay had told me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z "It is wolves I mean to hunt. I can scarcely sleep at night for the howling." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Want to see my second decisive move of the night?” she asked. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Suddenly a hoarse, muffled sound broke the thick silence of the night, as if it was coming from the bottom of a coffin, or so Blanca thought. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She needed someone with her day and night; she needed medicine. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It had been the night school of the Ilium School of Optometry. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The Mr. Science look changes from one night to the next. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Now in this darkness it was as if he read them again on the page open before him in the night. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z “For a boy to take. I pray every night for you to be okay. But I don’t know.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z She was dressed in an olive green dress with a black shawl wrapped tightly around her face against the night chill. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z All night long they heard the artillery pounding Arras. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The night I first noticed the tape had gone, I’d made sure to ask everyone about it, and that of course had included Ruth. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “I told you the other night. I think it’s beautiful, even if you once found it hard to spell.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z He roasted the langosta over the fire, and later we crawled into the hut to spend our first night on the silent island. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of the questions aren’t questions at all, but just kids gushing about what they had seen the previous night. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I tried to convince her to stay the night, or at least take a meal with us, but she was determined. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z How would she feel, locked out all night? Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Stretched on the boughs, I listened to the wood pewees calling their haunting good nights until I fell sound asleep. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z There was going to be a storm and it was a perfect night for rereading Jane Eyre. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sure it would have been a very big deal if it had been a real, sanctioned game. But they supposedly played in the middle of the night at one of the high school courts.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z When he drives me home, I want him to kiss me good night, but he doesn’t. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Shady won it in last night’s poker game. Want to take it for a spin?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The emissary and his entourage spent the night at the home of the local government official. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z She runs her fingers through her untidy hair, making me wonder if she’s brushed it since the night before. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The story went on to say that Jan was being held for investigation at the Eleventh Street Police Station and that Mary had been missing from her home since eight o’clock Saturday night. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The nearest doctor was 150 miles away, which would take three days and three nights to reach. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z The night seemed like an inkblot I had to figure out. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Naw, I don’t want to be late,” I said, still feeling uncomfortable about last night and wanting to get out of Bizzaro World as fast as possible. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Just go through the motions you went through that night. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z It was warm in the truck and I guess I just didn’t have any big desire to hop out into the cold night. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I spend the rest of the night on my mattress obsessively making knots, holding them up for Buttercup’s inspection. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He stops by later that night after his practice and I tell him I don’t really want to shoot around with him. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Tell me why you went to Blenheim Road on Saturday night. Why did you w ant to speak to your ex-husband?” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite my busy night, I’d barely slept past sunrise, so I had easy access to the bathhouse. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z After a while, Mama said: “We forgot the reading the last few nights but now we’ll start again.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z We drove all night to Cape Town, and arrived at the city’s docks in the late afternoon. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In spite of all I said thereafter, I found no answer on the floor—not that answer, anyway—and I was on the floor all night. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Another night of lifting wallets and another day of sleep and Jule was ready to buy an inconspicuous used car off a sleazy guy in a parking lot. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z That night I thought I had lost my ability to fall in love forever, that I would never laugh again or pursue an illusion. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Last night I tried telling this to Johnny, who seems to be hard of hearing. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I made up my mind to go that very night. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She, pathetically and repeatedly asserting this innocence, although she was in the entanglement which the other trouble had brought her to, knew that the next night might see her burned to death. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The last few nights have been a mix of strange feelings stirring in my belly. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He had been staring at the flames, going over the events of the night before, until she’d spoken, and he was suddenly back in the present. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z That night, in bed, the three of us lay still. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “That night you asked me to tell all about myself,” he whimpered despairingly. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “You knew about this last night and didn’t say anything?” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Like others there he’d passed a difficult night with no electricity or heat. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The night I watched two cars collide in a dark intersection. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I woke that night to a horrible sound, a full-throated screaming into the blackness, screecher loud. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “We thought since this was the last night you were going to be spending in Flint for a while that you might like to sleep in our room tonight.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Ali swore that if you ate watermelon the night of yelda, you wouldn’t get thirsty the coming summer. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Men and women black as night, strolling in bright sunlight along the riverbanks. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z With the absence of so many people, the town became scary, the night darker, and the silence unbearably agitating. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z That night, and always from then on, he offered and gave Ged friendship, a sure and open friendship which Ged could not help but return. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z While we were saying good night, I saw Miss Love put her hand on Grandpa’s arm. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Daniel Justis would have been another to receive a standing ovation at the pep rally that night. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Treason and turmoil followed, as night follows day, ending at Summerhall in sorcery, fire, and grief. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But it was the look on Lettie’s face that night in the growing moonlight that made me wonder the most. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z On Friday nights, he is a host for a Bible-study and dinner party for seventy or eighty Christian students, who serve themselves heaping plates of pasta before breaking into study groups. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z When it’s late night you hear the sound of car doors and people talking and boom boxes spilling out the latest tunes. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z They’d sat there so many nights that the empty sofa cushions still held the shape of their bodies like a memory. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z It was made up at Turin and reached Milan about half-past ten at night and lay in the station until time to leave. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z When we finally got quiet again, I heard Dante’s voice and it seemed so small in the desert night. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z From far back in the flinty hills, the long, lonesome howl of a timber wolf floated down in the silent night. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “A few stores down from me there’s a carpet shop owned by a Pakistani man. It was vandalized the other night—the windows broken...awful things written in spray paint.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He couldn’t sleep during the hot daylight hours; he couldn’t cope with the nights. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Even today, two townsmen stand on either side of the opening, night and day, taking eight-hour shifts. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Mudd invited the pair to rest in his house for the night. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Something must have happened during the night. It could have been a prank, but it’d be next to impossible to move that shark.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z "We just been in the forest--" "-to get wood for the fire-" "-we got lost last night." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z My mother’s troubles began the night she was born. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I wondered if that public defender was going to tell everyone how Mr. Griswald smacked Digger in the eye, too, the night before our Valentine dance in middle school. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The next two days and nights were much the same. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z "I'm sorry to bother you, Miss Greenwood, and especially at this time of night, but I thought you might be able to help us out about Joan." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He’s there with her every night, just as he intended. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z She probably shaking her head in bed last night, reading bout this awful woman who don’t know how to love her own child. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z That night when I placed the plastic egg filled with cinnamon hearts in the box beside my bed, I did not feel the ceremonious satisfaction I normally did. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z And on stormy nights I could watch lightning light up the clouds. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Somewhere above, voices bade other soft voices good night, doors turned and shut, lights dimmed, and a gentle singing continued. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Not exactly clean of us, but it was better than alerting the management they had hosted a bunch of squatters for the night. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Outside the door, the ravens in the trees took up the cry, until the night wood echoed to the murderer’s song of“Yours, yours, yours.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I decided not to speak to Margaret for the rest of the night, maybe for the rest of my life. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “How can it? All my family are dead — let me have another look—” “You had it to yourself all last night, give me a bit more time.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z In short order they were given toothbrushes, pajamas, and warm slippers—it was drafty in the old house at night—and shown to their rooms. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Then one night he found that Daisy had pierced holes in little Portia’s ears for earrings. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Namontack tells us how the Englishmen kept up a guard half the night, standing with their muskets ready. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I ate watery broth and week-old bread once a night and passed out on a wooden pallet with no mattresses or pillows or blankets. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z “White men. It’s white men wearing black hats. What are they doing on our front porch at this time of night?” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “It must have been about nine o’clock, sir, last night. That or a little after.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Friday night, we're free as anything, Hope and Dell's bikes skidding along Hall Street, my knees bumping hard against the handlebars of my red three-wheeler. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z The doctors kept her sedated the rest of that day and night to rest. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Jean Louise, you were my date last night—” “I will never understand men as long as I live,” she said, no longer in love with Henry. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I pick it up and read through some of the entries at night, when I want to pretend I can still hear my brother’s voice. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z But by night he is, in his unassuming way, a titan of the skies. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z There was not the least hint of a breeze to soften the heavy August night. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, I wouldn’t do that. Not if you wanted to come. But maybe you don’t want to come. Maybe that night freight train doesn’t sound so good to you anymore.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z “I had a dog named Quinby once. Used to howl at night like a coyote. Or a screecher.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “Have you heard that Lincoln was killed Friday night?” Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Late, late that night I left Danny at his home and returned alone to the apartment. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I was exhausted, and even though I knew it’d be my last night in my own bed, I fell asleep right away and didn’t wake up until Mother called me at five-thirty the next morning. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “No. Last night was our first ‘date,’ if that’s what you mean.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z We sat on the tire swing at midnight, our arms and legs wrapped around each other, lips warm against cool night skin. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z The air had been damp and clammy, the causeway so narrow they could not even make proper camp at night, they had to stop right on the kingsroad. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Crossing a river at night on a crude raft, wearing armor, with an enemy waiting on the other side—-if that was gallantry, he would take cowardice every time. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Jason had hoped that particular ghost would stay away, but every night the dream got worse. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z And it was wonderful because for that night at least, nobody was going to mistake Sasha for a boy. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z That night, I dream that I am inside Mitch’s video game, wearing the tiny shorts and a shredded shirt. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Executing a lightning attack so stealthy we didn’t even need the cover of night. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z She was still working in the fields, still serving the overseer at night. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He was shivering in his sleep when they came for him, late that night. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z During the day, it was filled with colored tents and vendors of all sorts, but at night the barges were flat deserted spaces strewn with bits of trash and rotting fruit rinds. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Means I’m going to have to work with Nutty and Squiggy all night.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z That night, she set up her guard post near the window to the side yard where she thought we were most vulnerable. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt the cool night air on my head. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Well! The paper said Mr. Micheaux has a new film coming later this year, and I am desperate to see it on opening night. You will have to come with me, chickadee. I demand it.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z That night, I work on the newsletter, wishing I was working on the stories instead. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I saw Mr. Savo sit up and take the deck of cards from his night table. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “Of course, you didn’t. Neither did I until last night, and how were we supposed to get word to you when you live off in the wilds?” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z At night, fearing we will be heard, we say only a few quiet words to each other before going to sleep. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her nights were long and filled with dark work; she was exhausted by dawn, and drifted off as soon as she let her eyes shut. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z If the band is facing her, she’ll simply finish the obituary, go home, get a good night’s rest, and figure out next steps tomorrow. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z That night he told my mother all about it. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Fear not, future wife of mine. If you get scared tomorrow night, I’ll only tend to you.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Without any shame he would faithfully apply my mother’s sundry ointments each morning and each night, slowly working into his scalp the brightly tinted gobs without romance or fuss. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest of the night was mine to use as I liked. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “Did I miss anything at supper last night?” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “I love the dark of the night. It helps me to concentrate,” Bobby once remarked. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In one night, New York—Harlem—had just about narcotized me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z One night, a few weeks after the baby was buried, I felt him leaving our bed ever so quietly. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And, as hard as I tried, I still couldn’t sleep well at night. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z What with the bruise on her cheek where he’d struck her the night before, she looked as if she’d been badly treated, and that worried him too—suppose some police officer should become curious? The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And each Sunday night, some of them stood, while I could see others not quite ready, when I asked, “How many of you want to follow The Honorable Elijah Muhammad?” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z There are three guitars in the corner, one electric, the amp still plugged in from the night before. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I dug out my two dimes from last night’s change. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The line for Clint’s Graveyard isn’t as long as it was last night when I was headed back to Pluto. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He’d gotten off the highway at 21:36 last night, and then back on at 23:19. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Later that night, everyone comes over to our house. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Now the people gathered at its doors like ants, asking questions and passing on rumors about what happened last night. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z One more night along the way and the sky had turned into the underside of a thick quilt. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Had a car hit him in the night? Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Hadn’t the warning from Daddy’s spirit saved her and Mama from a terrible fate the night he was killed? Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z That night we had corn on the cob for supper. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z But however anxious their guides might be, it was plain that the hobbits could go no further that night. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He brushed the earth from his hands, and said, “Good night, Laura.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Really, it’s not a bad meal for our first night in the arena. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z If you have ever slept the whole night without moving, then awoke in the morning, your body stiff with inaction. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I always volunteer to be a student guide on Open House night. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Angela found one video particularly interesting, a YouTube clip posted Friday night. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Rani lets Jay sit on my shoulder for a bit before we settle in for the night. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Two nights ago after dark, a group of young men had run through Santiago, distributing leaflets under doors, urging an uprising. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One thing I think about almost every night is what it would be like if my grandmother died. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Opening night includes not one poor performance by any of the six cast members. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “Let’s sit on the roof and watch it fall all night.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He had waited years to join the men and teenagers on the night boats, and he’d spent those years asking questions. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “She shall have the place of the mother I lost that last night in Troy. I swear it to you. And take this with you, my own sword. It will not fail you.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I must have slept through last night and all of today after seeing the foreign doctor. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z He was studying political science at St. John’s at night, working afternoons for a caterer and volunteering whenever he could for John Kwang. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It came out of the night and invaded the room. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The night was in by now and the stars were white in the sky. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Bod did, holding tightly to his guardian, and they plunged through the night, heading for the graveyard. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Last night Amar said George’s name so casually, I didn’t think they really knew each other. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “You did, my dear, when you took the Income Tax papers out of it last night,” said Mrs. Banks. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z But here's the weird thing: I’ve barely seen Nick all night. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “Best ‘family game night’ ever,” joked their dad. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Running in the night running in the night running in the night running. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z And it certainly began their night journey with great caution. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Yeah, if I remember correctly, on that springiest of Friday nights, the roar was deafening. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z A hurricane roared and raged through the night. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z That had been the first night that Jinny and Deen hadn’t sat up by themselves talking before bed, watching the stars from the path in front of their cabins. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z You couldn’t call it a biker bar anymore, even though that’s how it had gotten its start and there was certainly that population in the room most nights. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z We’ve been in Cuba four days and Mom has done nothing but complain and chain-smoke her cigars late at night. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Now it was night, and all the big lights were out. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I thought you say nice, refine peoples comin here at night.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother's hair was black like the night sky, falling over her shoulders in waves. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z On his way home from prayers one night, he was shot— point-blank in the face. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Each married couple had its own secret words for things which were whispered in bed in the quiet of night. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He was more jolly and cheerful than usual, and it is quite evident that last night’s work has helped to take some of the brooding weight off his mind. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “I’m in charge of making the dinner reservation for all of these beautiful people on prom night. So now I’m taking requests.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z ‘No need to disturb my sleep. I was walking all night.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Long past: lipstick on the collar, perfume on the cuffs, a scene, late at night, in some kitchen or bedroom. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z He had made a raid one night on the Puttenham poultry farm, and now had feathers enough to equip a whole armoury. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Both stoves had been turned off for the night now, and the air was cooling. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact he was about to go on a drop-off and pickup mission that night, a “double Lysander operation,” as they called it, two pilots flying two planes to the same field. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I opened my eyes in time to see the darkness of the night sky, then the fist flying toward me. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Whenever Diego was out with his friends on a weekend night she’d come into our bedroom with her CD player, and we’d sit on the end of my bed listening to music. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Mother told us all about it that night, while Dad was snoring under the effects of sleeping pills. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “If it please Your Grace, may I present the Lady Val? Her sister Dalla was—” “—mother to that squalling babe who keeps us awake at night. I know who she is, Lord Snow.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She worked downstairs as usual from seven in the morning until ten at night, but she walked very slowly and brown circles were beneath her eyes. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I didn’t believe in ghosts or spirits or things that go bump in the night. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z He bathed and dressed her, took her to be nursed four times a day, and even sang to her at night the songs that Úrsula never knew how to sing. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Everyone knew that something bad had happened out on his farm last Cendling night, but since they were good friends they knew better than to press him for the details. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z We decided to settle there for the night. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z At night, the helicopters trained searchlights on houses. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I can see few other explanations for that sense of triumph I came to be uplifted by that night. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z We all gather around the table to have our Friday night feast. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z He worked on the mess late into the night, but there was just too much of it. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z The autumn days grew shorter, Lurvy brought the squashes and pumpkins in from the garden and piled them on the barn floor, where they wouldn’t get nipped on frosty nights. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z He was fine because we’d watched him have a second helping of meat loaf that night. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Plus, I guess I need to get used to her not being around on nights like this. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z As evening wore on the mother brought out a striped mat, for she had persuaded us to stay the night, on which to sleep. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The many perches were half-empty; every now and then, another owl would swoop in through one of the windows, returning from its night’s hunting with a mouse in its beak. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Do you forget,” he said, with actually a smile, “that last night he banqueted heavily, and will sleep late?” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Late one night, I saw Murray and a few other folks who looked like they had leprosy planting flowers along Duval Street. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he started running the streets, disappearing with other women for nights on end, and coming back only to sell drugs out of the house while Deborah’s children sat and watched. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z In the black night, we tried to sleep but were kept awake by Davis mother, who wailed like a she-wolf who had lost her cub. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "I hear it when you are lying very close to me on the pillow at night." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z After a while, as the night deepens, you feel a funny buzzing in your ears. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z His approach meant that it was time for Sefia and Archer to put out the lamp, pack themselves back into the crate, and will themselves to sleep until night came again. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I take a cue from the list I made on my first night here alone and make soup. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He saw the aurora borealis, meteor showers over tumbling black waves, night skies so clear the stars seemed within reach, hung from a ceiling by fishing wire. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z When he left for work the next morning, Sissy announced that he’d be a father before he returned that night. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z My stomach ached every day and every night, thinking about it. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like someone had snuck into their house in the middle of the night and stolen his mother. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Sometime during the night my mind noted that the storm was over. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “No. But we saw angels the other night, making for the Pole.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I didn’t see anything move that night we got stuck out there.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z They screamed at night like demented roosters, for no reason anyone could ever make out. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z No suggestion that he had wasted yet another night risking his life for an ungrateful foreigner who would never be able to repay him—the Aerodrome Drop-Off Principle taken to extremes. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Even I myself get down and pray to the Lord Creator every night because I realize that without him I am nothing. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In the end, I don't stay the night at Amalia’s aunt's hotel. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I started to breathe normally again as I listened to the rhythmic pounding of the wheels on the tracks as the train raced through the night. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The morning of the fifth night Shukumar found another notice from the electric company in the mailbox. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I was so glad I dreamt heavenly dreams that night. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The Russian spotted a police officer and, as quickly as he appeared, disappeared into the night, leaving the two Americans with the envelope, uncertain what to do. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z It was with a heavy heart that Harry packed his trunk up in the dormitory on the night before his return to Privet Drive. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z On Saturday nights they cruised up and down Broadway, showing them off and dragging when the police were not around. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z And the star that shone over them that night led others to them, and they knew the baby was special too. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z It is that same game that the ancient animals of the night played long ago against the ancient creatures of the day. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He did not know that it was already behind him, somewhere back in that vast obscurity beyond the city, where the dark fields of the republic rolled on under the night. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z The world is divided into morning people and afternoon people and night people?” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z That night, while he played dominoes with Aureliano, he ordered the sergeant to break the seal in order to count the votes. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He threw himself at her feet when she sat down and slept beside her every night, chugging like a locomotive. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It was gonna be a long, hard night for Needles, which sucked because it had started so good. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Chi-Boy looped back and guided us to a swatch of even ground under a ridge of thick pine where we’d spend the night. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Thursday night, December 31 last day of this old sad year I can write the saddest things tonight. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And every night he'd ask Mama if we could adopt it. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z “You have to be rich to waste time going on escapades at night instead of catching up on precious sleep.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z No wonder he saw so many doing the dangerous work of swimming in the churning water of the river at night. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Squatting down beside the front door so that his head was below the agent’s, he said: “That field over there—somebody irrigated it again last night.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z After hunting, late at night, the hyena mothers would visit the dens. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z The night crept past on slow black feet. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z That night, they’d just talked—about the team and the upcoming season and what the two of them wanted out of life beyond high school. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z At night, I like to sit out on our balcony with Pa and watch the world below us pass by. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Long as you hold these books for me,” I said, holding out the ones I’d took back just last night. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z On the night I feel that thing again, the hunger that overtook me on the beach, I know this would have happened anyway. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z LightningGirl: I will be unavailable for the Saturday night math chat. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Montag walked but did not feel his feet touch the cement and then the night grasses. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z It played many tunes through the long night and I slept little, watching the stars change. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z It belonged to my grandparents and smells like the sandalwood incense my nani used to burn day and night. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “Three worlds dwell within the night sky,” the Paqo said as he pointed toward the stars flickering their small, icy fires. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Her teeth rattled when she thought of the night, the time when Rasheed might at last decide to do to her what husbands did to their wives. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I remember we were outside in the night in our underwear, crying and yelling our heads off. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Sleep came for me eventually, just as the storm clouds peeled back to reveal a pristine night sky. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z This had been a project of nights and weekends, but she knew this investigation would provide results much more quickly than any research currently underway in the Four-Foot Supersonic Tunnel. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “While I appreciate you showing me this,” I say, and I feel sad, and tired, “I’m not sure why it had to happen in the middle of the night.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Some nights I wouldn’t sleep, but then for the next two I slept great. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z I resolve to give him all my tips that night, and to hell with the experiment in low-wage money management. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe she only showed up late at night. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The first night I’d slept outside there was a lot of outside and not much sleeping. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z It stormed through the night; in the morning when I crawled out of the shelter I shared with Doug, more than a foot of fresh snow blanketed the glacier. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z After I finish, it’s like the part of me that can’t fall asleep, the part that’s staring at the cracks on the ceiling, wondering and worrying, is emptied in the diary for the night. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z This night I would confront him and demand to know with whom he thought I had been unfaithful, and when. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z "Nothing you have not done before. Only land a boat beneath the castle, unseen, in the black of night. Can you do that?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But the tranquility of the night was false. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can’t figure out where the hell he is. Last time I saw him was Saturday night, not that I thought about it or anything until today.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Did you hear anything last night?” he asked her uncertainly. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Four nights I slept on the rock, and every morning I left the hole under the fence open so he could leave. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z That night Papa burned the flag he had brought with him from Hiroshima thirty-five years earlier. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z He went to the night table and got the bottle. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The taste was not the same as it had been the night before: it was earthier and richer, more sustaining and food-like, so to speak. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z It occurred to me that Crenshaw’s return—the night of the kitty bubble bath, as I came to think of it—might be a sign that I was right about my parents. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The fourth night, a different chance to get out appeared. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Once a week they would go to the library for Singer to withdraw a mystery book and on Friday night they attended a movie. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Chicago was just beginning to settle in for the night. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “I went out to the orchard last night. T. Ray thinks I met some boy.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z All the growned folks that hadn’t never learnt to read nor write whilst they were ’slaved in America had to take lessons at the schoolhouse at night. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z At night in the lifeboat he was unsettled and noisy. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The next night I go straight to Audrey’s place and watch. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z His dog needed to go out, very urgently, in the middle of the night. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z So it wasn't just fresh air that she had been enjoying last night. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Some nights there could be a lot of money on the table and I would just watch. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The fire warden made a fire some time in the colder hours of the night. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Abandoned pieces of furniture on the street and sidewalk were fiery torches, while shadowy figures darted through the night seeking a safe escape. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Walking home at night was perilous, for there were no lights, the silence pierced by yells, laughter, and occasional gunfire. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This is the question that has bothered him all night. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z “Good night, sir,” I said, imagining the Colonel sneaking the Breathalyzer back into the Eagle’s house while I got harangued at Jury. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z She told me stories about riding her bike miles in the snow just to dig up turnips and about the time that Anne convinced her to spend a night in the attic. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Then their sire launched himself upward and spiralled into the night. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Aunt Consuelo sat down and poured herself some coffee from a pot she must have brewed the night before. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Sometimes my legs and arms are stiff from being in the same position all night, and sometimes my toes tingle. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z They were all there when I arrived at the twins’ for dinner that night, gathered around the radio and listening to the weather forecast as if to some wartime bulletin from the front. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Near midnight, in desperate need of rest, he asked a passing policeman where he could spend the night. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z All day, all night, she lay on the mattress with her back to us. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z At eleven at night, he is still there, along with most of the other designers on his team, all rushing to finish drawings and models by the month’s end. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “But all the same,” insisted the Savage, “it is natural to believe in God when you’re alone—quite alone, in the night, thinking about death ...” “But people never are alone now,” said Mustapha Mond. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “I ran off into the most dismal night of my life,” Ignatius sighed. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Flare’s up!” the tinkerer calls, and the night is lit once more. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I broke it, though, the same week I made it--the same night, as a matter of fact. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Mother complained that spending all day and night with us in a tiny room was giving her gray hair even though she was only twenty-four. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z That night Ma makes us fried chicken for supper. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z One group stayed with us a whole day and night. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z But when the western sun touched the clouds with orange and gold the vaqueros got in their trucks and headed home, and my father was left to drink alone in the long night. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was just the thing for such a dark night. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z In the boat the boys pumped their fists in the dark night air. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Last night, she even sat listlessly with us in the courtyard for our evening meal. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “I’m just too full to move after that fine meal we had last night,” Muthu joked, though his voice was softer than usual. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Moss had hated how warm he ran, how easy it was for him to wake up in the night, covered in sweat, and it was like Javier was meant for him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z A night like this, after recent events, could lead a man to reflect on life in general, and so that is what Bernabe did while things were momentarily peaceful. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Back at Camp Half-Blood it was the middle of the night. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “I was out at the pond Saturday night. When I was walking by the garden, I saw a car pull up on the gravel. Was that you?” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z It had been eleven months since I’d heard a screecher call out at night. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z He had had no breakfast and for supper the night before only one salt alewife and a mug of milk. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z During the last two days and nights he had lived so fast and hard that it was an effort to keep it all real in his mind. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “I had a dream the other night, which has haunted me since,” he admits soulfully. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Even though we didn’t get a lot of sleep last night, Fina and I both woke up bright and early today. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Everyone has an Aunt Matilda who had a vivid dream of a fiery car crash the night before Uncle Mortimer wrapped his Ford around a utility pole. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z At seven that last night, our whole group was scheduled to entrain for London, where, as rumor had it, we were to be assigned to infantry and airborne divisions mustered for the D Day landings. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “I guess I’ll be out pretty late at night, and I’ll probably have to do a lot of sleeping in the daytime.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z After the dramatic capture of the sympathizers and the runaway, his appearance nudged the night into the realm of the fantastical. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “Her Majesty’s forces in the New World passed a restful night.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s on the third night, during our game, that I answer the question eating away at me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z A night at a Catskills motel that billed itself as Lovers’ Lane was as crazy as they got. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z How could those men do something like this, destroy someone’s house in the dead of night, and get away with it? Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z A few men had been keeping watch, but in the dark of night, with the wind rippling through the long grass, the lion could easily have crept close without being seen. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Her stepmother had spared no expense for her eldest daughter that year; there was a different gown for each night, and each one was more magnificent than the one before. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Night after night, she cannot sleep more than three hours. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Long after they had all retired for the night he sat up thinking. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z For a moment, I was worried he’d found out about my eavesdropping the night before, but that didn’t seem to be the problem. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I settle on a pair of gray sweatpants because it will be a cozy TV night on the couch. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The nights at Mobius have an eeriness about them, a soundless, otherworldly beauty, interrupted only by a chance howl or hoot in the distance. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I shut up and deal with it, but I don't call Jane that night. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Chip told them more about the Washingtons, and the night of the tennis match, and even shared secrets about his father’s heritage. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z At Sunday night’s church service, the crowd at Shady’s place—if eight people could be called a crowd—got settled into their seats. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “Reverend, did you pray up that storm last night? From the sounds of it, it blew us straight to Virginia!” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z He left the midway, and I moved closer to the foot of the ride, pressing against others who, like me, watched the night sky while wearing an expression most people reserve for fireworks. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I see the brother who told me to make my own choices, the night before the Choosing Ceremony. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z And out to the very edges of the roads that led from the town to general stores where farmers came on Saturday nights and sat around the stove. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z And she was struck by the realization that, if she chose, she could slip out night after night without their knowing. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hey,” Lelia whispered to me one night that first summer, “the woman, in the house, what do you think she does at night?” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘And if hobbits of the Shire are to be kept out in the wet on a night like this, I’ll tear down your notice when I find it.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z In the distance, a few sauropods loomed over the rooftops of those huge dinofeed storehouses, long, graceful silhouettes against the cloudy night. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The other stores I pass are all closed for the night. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I’m almost asleep that night when my door opens. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Mother and Dad didn’t allow the boys to come calling on school nights, but there was always a chance Ernestine might be out in the yard or standing by a window. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z But a real one, that happened to a real person, and last night. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “We stayed up all night, fact-checking and creating the layout for the flyer,” Vanessa continued. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Thrice was I beaten with rods, once I was stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day l have been in the deep. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “Between us we had to fly three hundred missions every night,” said pilot Nina Raspopova—thirty aircraft flying ten missions each. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Sometimes at night, or during the day, she heard the furious galloping of horses, not just one horse, several horses, thud of the hoofbeats along the road, jingle of harness. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The embarrassment of the night hits me over and over again. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “That night we found out Grandma Millie was in a coma, you said that her accident proves that there’s no such thing as God.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Amari and Polly rushed out of the kitchen and up to the big house—their first trip back since the night of the spilled pie. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a short way through the night to Lee’s headquarters, and they rode past low sputtering campfires with the spy puffing exuberant blue smoke like a happy furnace. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt this big rush of relief, like I’d been worrying all night that she would disappear. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z “Milez lost last night, yet that song so catchy, he got even more folks talking ’bout it. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z That was okay, because it was a hot spring night and El Barrio had turned into a maraca and all the people had come out transformed as seeds. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z I felt guilty that I hadn’t visited him immediately in the hospital, so to make it up to him I quit my job and tended him day and night. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z All were stunned by the events that Sunday night in October. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z He was the man who took you to your door if you missed the trolley and had to walk night streets at night. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z That first night, at midnight, an attendant, or ikhankatha, crept around the hut, gently waking each of us. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Her dad’s out of town, and she kinda had a crisis in the middle of the night, so I went to get her. Can she stay with you this weekend?” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z They could not sleep because it was their last night alive. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z He was kind now, no doubt, but he would certainly turn upon her some night and devour her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t mean to snap, but he’d barely gotten any sleep the night before, and this Champion winding up dead did nothing to improve his mood. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z On cold winter nights when the electricity was out in a storm we would sit at the fire here, me and my sisters, doing our homework. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I kept certain books hidden in my locked trunk, reading them late at night by the flame of a candle. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I could almost forget about the quiet nights, quiet mornings, quiet, quiet darkness that had settled around our house for the past four months. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He had trudged no more than a few yards through the night when it was gone and they were cold again. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z First, we sat around in Laura’s living room and told stories; then we danced into the night. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The night before the hunt there was no sleep at all. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “What will your poor mother think if you stay here all night?” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “You going to tell Coach about what happened last night?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z It was the dead of night, and the headlights lit him up in the dark. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Better yet: Who is this guy who would get out of bed at 3:30 a.m. on a school night to come get me and bring me to his house so I wouldn’t be alone? Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Uncle Darnell didn’t have school that night and was seated at the table for supper. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “I have it on unimpeachable authority that there will be an attempt made to strangle the Princess this very night.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z During the day there was always a watcher on the cliff and each night as we sat around our fires we wondered if the next sun would bring him home. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Words about a bird in the night who learns to fly. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “We have to climb. It will be dark soon. You would do well to be inside before night comes. Your warmth will draw them.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z That night, before bed, I took the rust dust out of my pocket and showed it to Abbey. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z We sat huddled together on the ground inside the hut on that first night. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z He peered wide-eyed into the black night but could see nothing. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He’s feeling good enough to come to Friday night drop-in at the mosque? Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Mom peeked in on me repeatedly throughout the night. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Saturday night, February 6 Home for the weekend I’ve spent all day getting everything ready. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As the cart rolled out into the road a sliver of golden moon looked down from a star-pierced summer night. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I did not sleep that night and my eyes were red and puffy the next morning. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe he’d break my neck right there, maybe he wouldn’t, but I knew I wouldn’t be able to sleep that night if I didn’t finally stand up to R.C. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z It came upon her one night when the stars themselves looked like dandelions in the sky and the moon a great daisy among the stars. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Richard disappeared into the vines and night screech of the jungle, a pale skeleton of a man fading into the blackness. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I know that the hungry childrens are not hungry today, and at night they no longer sleep in the tower rooms, but instead they have beds in the other rooms of Casa Rosa. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z That night, after I take Mister Pugsly for a walk and finish all my homework, I try to narrow down my science project ideas. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z We have been making rather heavy demands on her during the night, because we have all been freshly bandaged, and so have a good deal of pain. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z All through the night no sleep came to me. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I’d like for you to tell me, in as much detail as possible, what happened last night. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I was looking through some old photos last night, which made me sad. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t see Dad after he said good night. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z We often fall asleep before she goes up but there are nights we hear them talking, grunting, moaning. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z It stood tall and bright and held back the night. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “You mentioned your son one night when you were tight,” I say quietly. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Maybe by night he did, maybe before that if they managed to find him, get word to him, because she went to the lawyer. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z But I don’t want you outside at night anymore, you hear? Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The nights without number she spent up in the miserable loft, tossing about, kicking the woman next to her, devising ways off the plantation. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It became the drums as it pounded its own pulsing rhythms into the night. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z At the border, floodlights blaze into the night, shining on the canopy, the buildings, the endless barbed wire. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I spoke to Mother on the phone last night. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z With Jamison leading the procession, the night riders dragged the girl to the great oak in the middle of the park. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Her legs ached from sitting all night in the cold. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Sporadic gunfire was heard on several nights, although no injuries were reported. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z At eight o’clock that same night, I’m stumbling down Aibileen’s street as discreetly as one can carrying a fifty-pound Corona typewriter. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z One night, across the street from their apartment, Bernard was brutally assaulted and beaten by two white men. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z “Boys,”he said, “here’s to making it a night to remember.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She has high cheekbones and long eyelashes, and when she lets her hair down at night, it hangs in waves over her shoulders. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The first night I got here, tía Fermina gave me a small cloth bag full of paper worry dolls. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z She leaned over and slid her hand in the drawer of a night table beside the bed that I hadn't even noticed was there. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z That night, in the quiet? of his dark room, while a deep and clear cold frosted the starlight over the town, those words came back to Turner: “I will see to it myself.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The first night they woke up the prisoners at two in the morning and made them do pushups, line up against the wall, and perform other arbitrary tasks. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There was music from my neighbor's house through the summer nights. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Soon after she’d landed on the Argo II, her pegasus Scipio had collapsed, overwhelmed by poisoned claw marks from a gryphon attack the night before. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Oh,” I said, because for once on this night I had useful information. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z As Cherrie happily noted in his diary later that night, “Our work as explorers of an unknown river is of course finished!” Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Lit by the pale glow from the nearly full moon, Horn Rock rose like a giant gray tusk from the edge of the bluff and jutted up into the night sky. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z We’ve hiked for the day, set up camp, run for our lives, and hiked all night. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “Did you hear about what happened to Gatherer last night? He tried to go back but it had been too long.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Jake’s mom was still home because she was working an event that night at the hotel. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z One night at supper, Dad was firing questions at Dan on the squares of numbers up to twenty-five. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Not on his first night in Master’s house, on this bed that was nothing like his hand-woven raffia mat. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z That was the first night of nearly three years I spent in Tar-bean. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He had always been kind of fleshy, but now he brought to mind Orson Welles after a very bad night. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The death scream rose higher in the night. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Sleeping in her braids for sweaty days and nights on end had creased Ruth May’s dark blond hair into shining waves like water. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad came home last night, and Mom tried to make a special dinner. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z That night, Thomas lay staring at the sparkling sky, wondering if he’d ever sleep again. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z A good night’s sleep had done its work. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z On foot and swiftly he went up toward the stockade where swine were penned in hundreds, and at night the guardian of the swine, the forester, slept under arms on duty for his masters. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z We checked in with Farrow and said good night to Joey, and I envied him for having a room to himself, even under the circumstances. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She reached a small footpath that stretched itself into the cold night. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z And at night a black curtain falls over the world. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z That night, whirling drunk on scotch, McCormick still could not sleep. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One night, late, he tapped on the door of the Ames house. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And not until his boss left for the night could he go home. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It was night time when we returned, however, and the place was garish in colored lights. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The king and his company slept no more that night; but they saw and heard no other strange thing, save one: the voice of the river beside them suddenly awoke. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z When I lay down in bed that night, I put on the Billie Holiday record, and I started reading the book of e. e. cummings poems. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z In return there was a fantastic, visceral payoff—a single season of his life in which he became a prince, ogled at, treasured, bathed in the unimaginable glory of Friday night. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z That night Mrs. was angry at Pa. Big Ma stayed angry at Pa and Cecile. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z The night was quiet except for the crackle of brush fires. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z But one night I rose from my bed, suddenly consumed with fear that Bunny would find it while snooping around my room. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z That night everything looked different: Nothing seemed solid. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z One night, as I was practising my oration, Uncle Piet came by and gave me a small transistor radio as a present for doing well in school. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s right,” I said, glad Fern paid attention, both now and last night. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z I had some trouble settling down that night. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The night after Manolo came to dinner, I had the same bad dream about PapS. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “You didn’t have any nightmares last night,” he says. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Lieutenant Scheisskopf longed desperately to win parades and sat up half the night working on it while his wife waited amorously for him in bed thumbing through Krafit-Ebing to her favorite passages. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z One side of the treasury had been reduced to rubble, smoke and dust billowing into the night sky. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It bothers him most at times like this, in the bottom of the brandy bottle and the quiet of the night. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Oh, Mimi, you’re so suspicious,” Isaac told me that night under our duvet, the weight of his calf over my ankle. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z That night Byron had to deal with Dad. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt the same way last night when we were passing out with my face pressed against his shoulder, breathing in his T-shirt. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z She says her father takes some of his teeth out at night and puts them into a glass of water beside his bed. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z One night she came home with word of the boy’s father; it had been read to her from the court news. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Surratt’s place was hard to spot at night—the plain two-story structure was unpainted, and the dull wood boards reflected no moonlight. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z As night fell he still lingered in the streets, reluctant to go back to the inn. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Before I can reply, he bids me good night and disconnects our chat. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Nearly every city I know has such a dying mother of violence and despair where at night the brightness of the street lamps is sucked away and policemen walk in pairs. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z That night she crawled into her bed with a fiill stomach for the first time since she was taken, and slept through the black watches of the night undisturbed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z You see where the stock exchange closed on Tuesday night. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z My hard night’s sleep must have shown on my face. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z That was the worst night of my life. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z She’d started last night after they got back from Bayside Press, and now it was almost the end of lunch period and she still wasn’t done. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She looked out into the dark night, her eyes narrowed, either in thought or maybe in an attempt to figure exactly how far away the crickets were. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I wished I had kept my candle burning: the night was drearily dark; my spirits were depressed. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Some nights, she would talk on the phone for a long time, her voice hushed, as though she were protecting something from the world’s prying gaze. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z And throughout the night, white and black mobs invaded each other’s neighborhoods, attempting to burn the other out. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Three people have had the luck to get through during the night and bring some provisions. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z That night I slipped into the place in my head where I could talk to Edmond and for once I had good news. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z That night it felt strange to be in the honey house by myself. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But the strange trees were never seen in Deeping-coomb again; they had returned at night, and had gone far away to the dark dales of Fangorn. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Years, seasons, and various weather had gone into the braids; and when she undid them at night they fell to her waist. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Around ten forty-five that night, JimmyTrotter poked me in the shoulder. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Barbara Larson worried day and night about whether she could ever make a real difference in the lives of those kids she loved so much. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z At ten o’clock that night, Warren and Revere met. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she sighed, and for the first time since their night at the opera, she offered up something more than attitude. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z We haven't spoken since last night, the night with the drunk soldiers. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Hey, if somebody in Chicago is doing my night work for me, you can write a letter,” Peewee said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He did attend a prizefight one night and went to a local nightclub a few times, but his heart and interest weren’t in it. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z So, we went to the eighth-grade dance as a couple, but my friends and I spent the whole night eating Fritos and spying on people from under the bleachers. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z I'd asked that first night a long time ago, the night he told me about St. Francis. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z The dark night was lit by flashes of lightning. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “Your Republic gave me that, too. On the same night I got my eye imperfection.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z They decided that that very night they would try to slip away and steal out through the city into the open country where at last they could be together in freedom. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In the middle of the night the old dog sat up, trembling all over with cold. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He remembered the exciting events of the previous night and sat up. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z It doesn’t help that last night’s bout of crying made my eyes swell. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z One night he left without saying goodbye, leaving behind his trunks, his books, his weapons, his boots, and all his belongings. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “His Grace is in good health,” said Septa Scolera, “and well protected, day and night. The queen is with him, always.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Another night. I’m planning a special excursion for you tomorrow. In the afternoon I need to visit the granary, and I mean to take you with me, let you see more of the property.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z When it was nearly eleven, he called it a night. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Although I hadn’t had a seizure since May, the night of the perigee moon—which was now one hundred million miles behind me—I felt disconnected and drained. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Onstage I am calm as a windless winter night. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z At first I wonder why the bugs would be active this late at night, but then I realize it ain’t cicadas. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z It was the same argument as last night and the night before. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z This is interesting because you can imagine Maryam taking a drink of mulberry cordial one night and saying, “Mmm, shirin,” which is the word for “sweet,” and also the word for her killer. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Grey dusk came, and on its heels the night. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z I slept here most of last night—after the rain started. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z But now wheeling swiftly across it, like shadows of untimely night, he saw in the middle airs below him five birdlike forms, horrible as carrion-fowl yet greater than eagles, cruel as death. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He had sailed all of one night and a day and most of the next night, taking energy from the wind, with only three or four hours of sleep. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z There were rumors of cells in the basement where the souls of dead prisoners, prisoners who had died in jail, howled all night. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “You can’t get a very good idea of it at night,” he said. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I spend all night trying to get ahold of Shoji, but nobody will let me talk to him. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z But then, as we made it back to the top, chests heaving, a long flash of lightning lit up the night and I turned and saw it. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z She had already discovered, to her horror, that the bathroom was a privy outside the house, and it had no light for night visits. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z That night, a clean, well-fed Jack slept for the first time in three years in a bed with sheets, a feather pillow cradling his head. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z "Wednesday night. Eight, until. He likes to start early." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z He would like to have taken some coffee beans—a man lying out in the woods all night needed a hot drink; but that item was one he would not take. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Ivy hadn’t seen her outside of school since that night in the hotel room. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z If she turned her body the other way she might see stars some nights. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He smelled the distant odor of the desert, perhaps even of the mesquite surrounding the oasis.Things traveled so much farther at night. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Beth Lee and Cal tried to argue Adam out of going to meet the train, the Lark night train from San Francisco to Los Angeles. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I waited until the middle of the night when I hoped everyone would be asleep. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z And you were right, I was here almost all night. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s cut his hair since I saw him last night for dinner. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Not transparent, not spooky, no phantoms of the night, but real and solid, with shadows and everything—only they never get cold and they can’t eat or drink or hurt themselves. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z I fell asleep, too, waking myself up when my head rolled onto the horn, which let out a long honk that cut through the night air. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z "I mean the way things are. They dream. You can hear 'em. Have you been awake at night?" Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Luckily her pad is close by, so I start to walk her, but I’ve still got my moves going, because the night’s not over till it’s over. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z And he walked homeward, thinking of the night behind him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “I was scared last night, Charlie. I thought you flipped. I’ve heard about guys who are impotent, how it suddenly gets them and they become maniacs.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Misery filled me as a group of Midfolk hustled away from the flames and into the glowing night. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z As soon as they touched him, she fell into his mind, out of the dust and smoke of the fire-painted night and into...a place she’d never been. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z To compare what had happened the night of the smokehouse with what passed between a man and his wife who were in love. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “He’s away all day, and at night when I want to see him, he is continually going over to the Scotts’. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z She had slept for two days and two nights straight after the ordeal—a personal best. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The night had grown cool, and when he breathed through his mouth, mist filled the air in front of his face. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z On Wednesday, November 22, they put their children in the family van and drove straight through the night to Kansas. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d stayed up all night, trying every trick he knew to keep her alive. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z On Halloween morning, while Welles and Houseman were worrying about their futures in radio, Howard Koch got his first hint about the previous night’s chaos. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z That night, the camp was dark and quiet except for the sound of Alec snoring and the soft sighs of Trina’s breath on Mark’s chest. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z And when we look up at the night sky, we confront an infinity of the very large. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But in his logbook that night he wrote, miserably, “Hell of a position to be in the day before the race.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He had told his parents he’d be spending the night on the boat in the marina, then sailing out the next day to leave Owen’s ashes in the sea. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z With my threat hanging over their heads, I trusted them all the time we unhitched and tended the mules, turning them out into Papa’s pasture for the night. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z At Greenock they performed two concerts in the town hall to two thousand people a night. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z One night we were sampling the herring when I heard Janina say, “Hello.” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z "Have a good night's rest . . ." "Night, and you too," he said with a short dry laugh. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I watch with a lump in my throat as he brings up another constructed Memory—this time of the same night, with flashlights dancing through the park. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Delivering drinks in the middle of the night? Don’t be ridiculous,” said Uncle Kufa. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you want to sleep over Saturday night?” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z One night when I was eleven or twelve years old, I locked myself in the bathroom and carefully regarded my reflection in the mirror over the sink. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z At night, when I look up at my patch of sky, I see no moon, no stars, not a single point of light. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z We can barely get our amens out before Shirley says, “Momma, I had a funny dream last night, but I can’t remember it. Does that ever happen to you?” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Back in my room at night, I replay Mama’s words over and over in my mind. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The night air is heavy as a blanket and smells like rain. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I figure we only need lights at night,” Jermaine said, still reading. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z It’s a bland Thursday night and the phones are quiet. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z He craved sleep after a long night of hunting, but as usual he’d trotted a long weaving path home to confuse any possible predators. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Holmes had further sweetened the night with an astonishingly generous offer to Minnie and Anna. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “You looked, you saw. I want to know what you stole from me that night.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He’d wind up sleeping in Dad’s bed for three nights after. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Lucinda looks as scared as “the little baby” who sometimes crawls into bed with her at night. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z It’s the same kind of feeling I get all the time, whenever I sit in my bed at night, or stare out at the dragonflies. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z He called every Friday night and asked whether we wanted to come. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Like three days’ worth of homework in one night to catch up from being out of school sick. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Each night before going to bed, he took a pencil and marked off that day. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Every night his leader trotted over the snow, bringing him meat until he was well and could rejoin the pack. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He was walking along a street in Boston on the night of April 3, 1851, when he was arrested. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The idea of going all the way to London seemed like a fantasy of the night: Jordan College—sanctuary—safety—that was the priority now. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “Oh, good. I was in a hurry. I made it last night. I wasn’t sure about the tail.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Andrea reminds herself every night how lucky these Deckers are to have her at their service. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I’m not sure what to tell her, but before I can tell her anything, Bernard is standing next to me, asking me to dance, and the night is officially the worst ever. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Despite a hard day’s walking, he was still on the road when night fell, making the rutted dirt road a stumbling ground of half-seen shapes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z "I know," I said, running my thumb along the edge of the table, "your private source tells you differently. History's made at night, eh, Brother?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wanted to go, but my dad says he’s tired at night. Why? Do you have money?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z I pictured him in New York City, getting a job as a mail boy in a big company and working his way up to a management position after going to night classes. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z That night I wrote five letters to God, telling Him about my anger and lack of faith. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I get to Henry Street the next night after work and make it to the front door, and I must say, Father O’Reilly’s house gives new meaning to the word atrocious. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z ‘I see shapes of Men and of horses, and pale banners like shreds of cloud, and spears like winter-thickets on a misty night. The Dead are following.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Worse, I’ve never seen her lose her temper the way she did three nights ago. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Remember a clear cool night a lot like this one. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But when the cold came back, all in one night, it seemed as if winter was starting over, and everybody was disgusted. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z I was originally planning to check the solar array, doing repairs as needed after last night's storm. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z When the performance ended, he marched right to the box office and bought tickets for the next night. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z One night the Vietnamese crew directs us to go inside, and in the dark we sit nervously as the boat moves slowly away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’re from up the mountain, and we’re on our way to the City of Bright Moonlight. Do you know where we could stay the night?” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “I’ve seen you skulking on the county roads in the dead of night, Miss McKeene. Do you know they call you the Angel of the Crossroads, the people you save?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I decided I might as well go to bed early that night. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z As we walk down the street to the river we hear the women laughing, tinkling and bright in the night air. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Another night, though, several roof shingles blew off. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I put on my cool, which wasn't much, but on this night, way more than normal, and strutted over to where the girl with the legs was standing. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z It wasn’t unusual for us to be awakened several times each night by the sounds of gunfire. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He would still wake up at night thinking, My God, there’s been an exposure. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She was visiting over here one night, and we got to talking about ourselves, and finally she told me her whole life story. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Through the long hours of the night, I kept this up. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am sorry for punching you last night. Bring me a bucket, would you?” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Esteban Trueba dressed all in black and in a single night passed from his healthy middle years to a shrunken, stuttering old age, which, however, did nothing to curb his anger. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Every night she told us that a Khmer Rouge soldier could kill twenty Youn soldiers because our soldiers are better and braver fighters. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Listen, I know what happened earlier was heavy stuff. The deliverance prayer can be pretty draining. But can I tell you something that might counterbalance what you heard here last night?” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I want to walk the night shores, hear their voices, marvel at their closeness. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He had become a ghost, a creature that could haunt my nights and see my every move, like the phantasms he told us about when we sat at his feet, listening to his stories. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “Playing at that stupid circus, staying out all night. Grow up, Bailey.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I continued to study until two or three A.M. each night, believing it was the price I had to pay to earn God’s support. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z "Good night," he says, "and don't forget to write me back. I'm waiting. I expect a response." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Through the night we marched with the wounded on carts beside us, crying. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Now I was counted in my cell every day, and I was counted on to be there morning, noon, and night. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z At night under my mat, and during the day when we roll up the mats, in the pocket of Tía Mari’s fur coat that she wears when she travels to cold countries. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Unlike the night before, Cole had no trouble falling asleep. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z They paid to play because you never knew who might be in the Eolian that night, listening. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I knew now the sign I had been given, my first night in this country. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z When they came back into the front hall, blundering and calling her, she darted quickly out onto the veranda into the cool night. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z They spent the night facing they knew not what and feeling that there was no help for them anywhere except in their own valor. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z At night, our cell block seemed more like a study hall than a prison. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Empty beds spread across the ward, and through other wards, like deaths in the night. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Two nights later, Nathan lay on his stiff mattress, not wanting to miss his parents as much as he did. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z That night drew to its end, but clouds were now over moon and star, and they knew of the coming of day only by the slow spreading of the thin grey light. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Last night,” he repeated, as if they were speaking in code. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Come on, let's ask Fenoglio where we can stay the night. He looks like he could use some company.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He spent a restless night tossing in his hammock and woke to a muggy gray dawn. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He paints during the day; at night he draws a series of thirty heads, up close. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Out in the street, late at night with autumn air blowing cold off the lake, he tried to make up his mind. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z That night they reached the next stop—a farm that belonged to a German. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “My queen,” replied the captain, “your servant Stalwart Shield had no duty last night. He had gone to a ... a certain place ... to drink, and have companionship.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Me, alone in my pajamas, spending the whole night trolling Instagram and Snapchat. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z I spent the night in a state of delirium. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z In the night he woke in the cold dark coughing and he coughed till his chest was raw. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The night air is cold and moist and heavy and completely unlike any air I’ve ever breathed. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The temperature plummeted so low that I was forced to spend a few nights at the Catamount Motel. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “You never told me why you were out here in the middle of the night,” said Finn. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z No, these rustles belonged to the prairie night—pack rats and prairie dogs and who knew what else. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z They dig up photos from the night in LA, analyze Twitter interactions. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She had to spend two nights at the vet’s until she pooped it out. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It was the night of the fifth of October, and they were six days out from Bree. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z ‘We surely aren’t going to stay here for the night, are we, sir?’ he exclaimed. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z On Sunday night, after my mother and I ate four thawed hamburgers and one large bowl of Italian macaroni salad, I decided to try for some inspiration, which is something that every artist needs. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He would think of this purpose until sometimes, after a long day and night of work, he would become blank so that he would forget for a minute just what the purpose was. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z By that night, when we came to the wake, the house looked festive, decorated with flowers and candles. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “It’s not moving as quickly as it did last night,” I said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “For the next few weeks, every night when I was flying, I saw her face and the faces of those children,” Nadya Popova said. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “We had to rest every mile or so. I thought she was better last night, but she began to vomit after the party.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z One night the group of boys I was marching with pooled the last of our beans and water. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I tossed and turned every night, unable to sleep straight through. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “I have taken the liberty of informing the impresario that you acquired your astounding musical facility in one night through conversation with the Devil at a crossroads.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z "Supper the first night," he recalled, "consisted of one item—boiled potatoes." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z We exchanged fire all night, until morning arrived, at which point we had no choice but to retreat into the village where they wanted us. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “I became a woman last night,” she said. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z He got up, pretending to be offended, and looked out into the night, Riccio and Mosca nudged each other, and Prosper couldn't hold back a grin. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z An odour of camphor and burnt vinegar warned me when I came near the fever room: and I passed its door quickly, fearful lest the nurse who sat up all night should hear me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “I know that you share this desire. It’s in your voice, your mannerisms. On that night you came to my house, I could see the way you looked at him.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He cast himself on the ground and fell at once into sleep, for he had not slept since their night under the shadow of Tol Brandir. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Make way, unless you want to spend the night in the pen.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He had been at it all night, but that was nothing new. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I'm thinking it's going to be a long night, and the slightly embarrassed look on Alicia's face tells me she agrees. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The mourners would bring food and drink, and at night there would be a long velorio, the time of her wake. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z After Rosa’s done putting me through my paces the next night, I feel really confident. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Sometimes, when I have relapses of my old demon, I lie in the crook of his arm and he comforts me this way, talking to me all night long to stave off the bad dreams. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides, if Toby could go down there all alone at night, so could she. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Yellin had every spy he’d ever used working day and night and not one of them had come up with anything about Guilder. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Fischer analyzed the position through the night and appeared at the hall looking tired and worried, just two minutes before Schmid opened the sealed-move envelope. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The place was alive with vermin and the smell of cooking hung in the air day and night. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he opened the night safe, and dropped in the gray bags. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z But scouts warned me of the orc-host coming down out of the East Wall three nights ago, and among them they reported that some bore the white badges of Saruman. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The rope tying her to the tree dug into her waist, and she spent a few moments unknotting it while she studied the boy, asleep in the same position he’d been in the night before. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z On Friday nights, Dad and Mother often went to a lecture or a movie by themselves, holding hands as they went out to the barn to get Foolish Carriage. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mrs. Lacy looked very well the other night,” he said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z After four years of eating bug-infested rations, sleeping in cold and damp tents, and slogging night and day through thickets and mud, American men had had enough of rough pursuits. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Later, when Ged thought back upon that night, he knew that had none touched him when he lay thus spirit-lost, had none called him back in some way, he might have been lost for good. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Didn’t they say something about an argument between the father and the boy around seven o’clock that night? Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad and Anastasia really wanted to talk to me last night, but I just couldn’t....They were cool and let me just chill in bed for the evening. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “Well, Mr. Gaunt,” said Ogden, “to get straight to the point, we have reason to believe that your son, Morfin, performed magic in front of a Muggle late last night.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z At night we go again to the other side of the canal. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “I had so much fun last night,” I said. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I’m imagining us swimming through the night sky to the bright moon and hoping I remember the image in the morning so I can make it and give it to her. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z When the sun rose, the red strings of the bridge melted into the sky and the bridge seemed to disappear, only showing itself again at night. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I picture her face from the other night, the white rose tucked carefully behind her ear. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “So I broke the news to her dad that night at dinner.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Him: There is a meteor shower Thursday night. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z It's a cloudy night with no moon, and I can't even make out the crumbling Bank Tower sign at the top of the building. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Every night, when the stores close and the moon washes the world with milky light, Stella and I talk. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z The sun was gone and night had stripped the color from the trees, and she was going to be late getting home. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She said good night and took my arm. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z She had, folded in her back pocket, an address she had found in her mother’s files, which she had rifled through late the previous night, after packing her bag. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z "It was a great night. Let's talk about that instead." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “I’m not going to forget it because you were down there all night when you were supposed to be at Nora’s apartment. Show me the room. Now.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Here, through a slightly opened window, night breeze and moonlight entered her room together. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the worst night of my life, and afterward he never even spoke to me again. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z It’s a beautiful night, and we are indeed a beautiful family. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Sighing, I stretched out on the mattress I had left to air out on the platform and stared at the night sky, exposed in bits and pieces through the fluttering clotheslines. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z For the second night in a row he had dreamed an awful thing. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Their eyes were black as obsidian in the night. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “My dad was the first doctor who got to you, after. He went with you in the ambulance and worked on you in surgery that night. You know he’s a cardiologist, right?” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z For one second, Marigold thought, she really did, that she might know what her mother had felt like, all alone on that dark night in Madagascar. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z It was as if it waited for him to blow out the lantern each night. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Because He kept six crematoria working day and night, including Sabbath and the Holy Days? Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Alone in Seattle, with a whole dark night to get through. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z During the night, each time I would hear some crying, I heard Mama whispering in a comforting way. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Late one night I resolved to make that week the last. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a cold night, so I’m extra glad for my earmuffs. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z That night at dinner, Charlie seemed enthusiastic about my trip to La Push in the morning. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Matt, who was banking the fire for the night, laid down the poker to enjoy the sight. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z “A nightmare? You were screaming,” my mother says, her face as gray and voice as unnerved as it was last night. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I decide to tell him the story Lita told me my last night with her, the one that calmed me most. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “We could let him sleep there, at night.” Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z On the night before they were to leave, they left the dirty dishes on the table all night!! A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z After the divorce, his mom cried every single night. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z But although he felt sick most days for much of the day and often slept terribly at night, he kept writing and publishing books and articles, on orchids and climbing plants. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he swam into the blue velvet of the night, glittering as he rose towards the stars. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But that night I had a nightmare that was different from the ones I had been having. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z That night I stayed under the bridge, although you can be sure that 1 found no sleep. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z This is how me and my mother would walk the streets of Port-au-Prince at night. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Dozens more Exclusion Guards arrived last night to help us gather our things and ready us for the return home. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I watched the two paddle away together, into the darkness, into the night. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z They covered each other on patrol, shared a foxhole, took turns pulling guard at night. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z When night came, we balanced our rocket, looking wicked and sleek, on top of my mother’s rose-garden fence. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Three years from now,” he says, “when you break up with your first college boyfriend, you’ll call me and I’ll stay up all night talking you through it.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z That night in my diary I wrote to God: Maybe going to Central High isn’t such a good idea after all. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He disclosed that he’d never really been hired to solve the murder of Anna Brown; in fact, he’d been asked to conceal Bryan’s whereabouts on the night of the crime. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z In the meantime, the Clearview Inn wants an unconscionable $55 for any additional nights there, which means that, for a couple of nights, almost any motel would be preferable. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And the next day, after I had lived through the night, it was that nurse who held Mom’s hand when they brought her to meet me for the first time. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z But one night, when work was ended, Florence invited her to share a cup of coffee in the all-night coffee shop near by. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z As I pedaled my bike down El Indio Highway in the stillness of the dark summer night, I could feel the magical power of the roses propelling me toward the Rio Grande. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He walked through the night streets, hands in pockets. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z I perched on the roof all night, waiting until he left the next morning. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I’m up the rest of the night making a list called “How to Stay Awake.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z As I drive back through town, I think again of last night. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He swam and walked, and then often spent the rest of the day—and a good portion of the night—playing over all the games of the tournament, torturing himself over the mistakes he’d made. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The town square, almost deserted this late, looked very different at night. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Farid still had the smell of it in his nostrils from the night when they had shut him up in the sheds. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Late that night, while I was getting ready for bed, I got a text. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z When I’m sure they’ve retired for the night, I tiptoe out and into the shower, but a stream of screaming-cold water greets me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z "I read it again twice last night. You can take it tonight." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z He took a lot of aspirins, ate very little, and hardly slept during the night. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “We’ll be fine,” Sam had told me one night, just before they turned the lights out. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She was trying to puzzle out the mystery of seeing her father the night before. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Then he pulled into a small town named Holtville Springs, where there were some tiny stores he could light up at night and restaurants to sit in, ordering meals. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z One very stormy night the light was blown out by the wind and Leander perished. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Pollard spent his days aboard Acey’s animals and his nights in a stall, sandwiched between two horses, subsisting on his books and irregular meals from the track kitchen. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Throughout the night, his breathing grew hoarser and his skin was damp. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z So that night, a rage builds up inside me. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Because yesterday we were chasing a broken enemy. They’ve been heavily reinforced. They’ve had all night to entrench. And my boys . . . lost many friends yesterday.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Against the sky in the cave entrance Juana could see that Kino was taking off his white clothes, for dirty and ragged though they were they would show up against the dark night. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z The next time I awoke it was night, but I wasn’t sure if it was the same night or many nights later. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Every night, after locking my bedroom door, I angled my desk lamp just so and began to count the hairs. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z These men met at the White House on Sunday morning to discuss the president's progress during the night, and they planned to reconvene at the White House that evening. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z That night, I even signed autographs— “Harlem Red”—and I left Lansing shocked and rocked. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I look at the sky as the last light leaks from it and the stillness of night settles around. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z “We can only enter their garden as day changes to night.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Of course the “in-between ness” was stronger than ever in the dark with the circle of water rippling below and the night sky above spilling over with stars. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z For five days and nights, news coverage of burning buildings, tanks, and armed troops focused on American streets, not Vietnamese villages and jungles. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z He pressed his face close against the glass and strained to see into the night. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He turns away slightly, and in the shadows of the night, it's enough to mask his expression. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I had to walk through Richard’s room to get to the kitchen and he said, “That was a late night. I think it would be okay to sleep in for a bit.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When I wake up the next morning, my jaw aches like I spent the night clenching it, grinding my teeth together. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The mutual distrust between the men who were just awakened and those who were ending a long night gave everyone a feeling of estrangement. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Cole scratched nervously at his stomach as he entered the library the first night. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z And they might even have baked cookies that night. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z I sometimes found myself in Harlem on Saturday nights, and I stood in the crowds, at 125th Street and Seventh Avenue, and listened to the Muslim speakers. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z “And will you still counsel waiting when they come in the night and they kill you, or they take you away?” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z One night, she set out a thermos full of ice water and a snack, as if the three Kings were coming. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “She died of cancer last night,” would come the reply. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “You left the night before our birthday, right?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Sometimes at night, in secret, I still limp purposefully around my apartment, like Mr. Hyde, trying to recover my old ways of seeing and thinking. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z So that night I asked Father if I could go fishing again. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a chilly morning after the night’s rain, and the sun hung in the sky like a pale coin lost by someone high up in the clouds. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Meera thought so too, later that night when she and Jojen met Bran in his room to play a three-sided game of tiles, but her brother shook his head. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I went ballistic,” Carol Cummings later said of her reaction to hearing about her ex-husband’s night work. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z At breakfast, the Freedom Writers were exhausted from staying up late the night before, but we were looking forward to receiving the award. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Well, anyway, the whole night went like that. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just tell me plainly: where were you last night?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I was walking home that night, paying no attention to where I was going, when a large, sulky fellow approached me near the apple trees in front of Putnam House. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The night guard, an ancient Irish cat with a wooden cane, was staring intently at one of those seven-day medicine holders. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Whenever he smiled I was sure he put tears in Mrs. Cambi’s eyes, which was why they adopted him every Friday night. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It was this sound then, thanks to Rue, that sent the orchard workers of District 11 home each night. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z That night Coraline lay in bed, all bathed, teeth cleaned, with her eyes open, staring up at the ceiling. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z One night my sister and father had an argument. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z On Halloween night my parents brought my brother and me to visit her in the hospital. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Two nights ago, it killed a youngster he knew, a tall, skinny migrant with a cleft upper lip. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “There is no way DuShawn Carter likes me. And I’m not saying that because I’m white and he’s, you know…” “The color of night,” says the Skeeze. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z I walked into my mom’s room and kissed her good night. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “He even dreams about it at night He won’t be able to tell you unless he talks to a week.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z That night, they had a huge party at the trailer, the highlight being everybody racing around on these mini dirt bikes that had mysteriously appeared. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z A random night that none of you can take back. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Each night when I see her my pulse quickens immeasurably, but she’s always gone quicker than she arrives. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Half the time I sort of even forget to pick up my change, at restaurants and night clubs and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “You know it’s night and you just now getting home?” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He lay down on his sleeping bag, hands behind his head as he gazed up at the supernova night. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Then the time would come once more when I no longer listened for the steps on the stairs and felt lonely and cried into my pillow every night. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z But Ernest, who was “feeling no pain” from his sociable afternoon, as Wilkes recounted later, countered that the statement was a favor for Strauss and needed to be ready that night. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But that night a haystack somehow caught on fire. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Save my burial at the trash can, I hadn’t been outside since the night Mr. Klauson had driven me home. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z All those night missions, why they were basically training sessions so that he could be here for Ernie’s fourteenth birthday! As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z One of them, a lady wearing a hot-pink shirt, shares that she just got her tax return and is treating herself to a night out before she puts the rest into her savings account. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z The dead rodent reminds me that it’s a school night and I should be home by now, sleeping in my vanilla rotten-corpse room. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z "Mrs. Claud Roosevelt. Do you know her? I met her somewhere last night. I've been drunk for about a week now, and I thought it might sober me up to sit in a library." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Z leaned against the shack and gazed out into the dark night. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Afraid of driving back at night, they parked in a wood and tried to sleep in the cab. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z In the dark it was like summer lightning, but the nights were cool and there was not the feeling of a storm coming. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z An eyebrow raised or a whisper—they may be it; or a night mottled with splashed light until powder-driven lead finds your secret and lets out the fluid in you. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The memories waking him in the night, the view from my father's shoulders, the wonder of the Nelsonville house, the air so easy to breathe . Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z The villagers kept a watch nearby that night, hoping to surprise the panther and kill it, but it never appeared. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z There was a night in her sixteenth year when Dorcas stood in her body and offered it to either of the brothers for a dance. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Houseman later admitted, “That was the only naughty thing we did that night. Everything else was just good radio.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z The principal, Jim Moore, and the district’s superintendent, Sam Lee, are in the audience on opening night, and both come up to him afterward to offer praise and congratulations. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z That night, they camped on the side of the road for the first time. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Just after the Hauptsturmführer left me last night there was an air raid and everybody scrambled to the shelters as usual. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z ‘Big Friendly Giant,’ she said, ‘last night those man-eating brutes came to England. Can you remember where they went the night before?’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He drank a bit from the wine that remained from his dinner of the night before, and he gathered his jacket closer to his body. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The blue-black night all around, the black, black water, San Francisco like a bright box of lights. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z If it hadn't started first time, even on a cold November night, Grant Burch might've managed to get his trousers on in time to stop what happened. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I’m watching out the window, day and night. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “What are you doing out there at night?” the guard asked. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “We don’t need to talk. I’ve thought about what you said that night.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z We rowed past the old lighthouse, tranquil in the distance, which only last night had been the scene of so many traumas. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z John’s words pulled me to the street outside our apartment on the night Ma sent me after medicine for Missy. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z At dinner that night, I started telling everyone about Billy Deel’s disgusting dad and the ugly dump they lived in. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Late that night, Doha’s father finally came home. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z |
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