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Quote by Edgar Allan Poe
They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.
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The quote contrasts daytime dreaming with nighttime dreaming. “Dreaming by day” suggests letting the mind imagine and reflect while awake, which may reveal details or possibilities that people focused only on ordinary sleep dreams miss. It values conscious imagination as a way of noticing more than the immediately visible.
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- The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2
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