I couldn't get to sleep. The book lay nearby. A thin object on the divan. So strange. Between two cardboard covers were noises, doors, howls, horses, people. All side by side, pressed tightly against one another. Boiled down to little black marks. Hair, eyes, voices, nails, legs, knocks on doors, walls, blood, beards, the sound of horseshoes, shouts. All docile, blindly obedient to the little black marks. The letters run in mad haste, now here, now there. The a's, f's, y's, k's all run. They gather together to create a horse or a hailstorm. They run again. Now they create a dagger, a night, a murder. Then streets, slamming doors, silence. Running and running. Never stopping. Ismail Kadare
About This Quote

This quote is about sleep paralysis, a sleep disorder that can occur in people with narcolepsy or in those who have experienced some form of traumatic brain injury. Sleep paralysis causes people to become aware of their surroundings while remaining in their bed, often experiencing hallucinations. The sensation of being awake but paralyzed is usually accompanied by the sound of voices or footsteps, often leaving people feeling very anxious or terrified. This feeling is often so intense that they are unable to fall asleep again until they are able to calm themselves down.

Source: Chronicle In Stone

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