"In the country the darkness of night is friendly and familiar, but in a city, with its blaze of ligh..." — W. Somerset Maugham

In the country the darkness of night is friendly and familiar, but in a city, with its blaze of lights, it is unnatural, hostile and menacing. It is like a monstrous vulture that hovers, biding its time.

W. Somerset Maugham Playwright • British