![Maya Angelou Quotes: There are some nights when sleep plays coy, aloof and disdainful. And all the wiles that I employ to win its service to my side are useless as wounded pride, and much more painful.](https://www.quoteslyfe.com/images/collection3/quotations877/There-are-some-nights-when-sleep-plays-877180.jpg)
There are some nights when sleep plays coy, aloof and disdainful. And all the wiles that I employ to win its service to my side are useless as wounded pride, and much more painful.
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