Cormac McCarthyWhat he could bear in the waking world he could not by night and he sat awake for fear the dream would return.
About This Quote
"What he could bear in the waking world he could not by night and he sat awake for fear the dream would return," is a quote from a poem written by Edgar Allan Poe. The rhyme scheme in this quote is extremely similar to the poem itself, which is a long series of rhymes. In this example, the author uses the same rhyme pattern in order to illustrate his point that one doesn't have control over what happens when they go to sleep. The author goes on to say that one can only control what they do when they're awake, and that's why one should never be afraid of dreams.
Source: The Road
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