"Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night."
--Edgar Allan Poe
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"All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible."
--T. E. Lawrence, 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom'
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T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia"), despite his wording, seemed to have actually meant this concept to be beyond good or evil as a general truth; as he followed this quote with "This I did." However, this ending takes a bit away from the power and lore of the quote.
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