Quotes about Goodnight
Quotes about goodnight are a fun read for those tucking in a child every night or wishing sweet dreams to the love of their life.
A goodnight wish is one of the most beautiful gifts you can give. They feel they are special and matter whenever you say those words.
A goodnight wish is soothing and relaxes people, helping them enjoy better sleep. Leave those closest to you with a positive thought before they sleep.
Whether it’s a friend, a loved one, or your partner, make sure to make them feel special with a lovely goodnight message. Here are some famous, funny, sweet good-night quotes and wishes you can share with those who are dearest to you. Enjoy these quotes about goodnight.

Best Goodnight Quotes
1.) Always kiss your children goodnight, even if they’re already asleep.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
2.) Fortune, good night; smile once more, turn thy wheel.
William Shakespeare
3.) Goodnight stars, goodnight air, goodnight noises everywhere.
Margaret Wise Brown
4.) Sleep is the best meditation.
Dalai Lama
5.) Embrace your dreams through the night. Tomorrow comes with a whole new light.
George Orwell
6.) A well-spent day brings happy sleep.
Leonardo da Vinci

Sweet Goodnight Quotes
7.) There’s nothing good about goodnight when it means goodbye.
Jeff Thomas
8.) If someone wishes you goodnight every day, you’re happier than so many people.
Unknown
9.) Life’s most soothing things are a child’s goodnight and sweet music.
Thomas A. Edison
10.) I knew how to read a contract by 10 years old, but I didn’t know what it meant for somebody to come in and tell me they loved me and kiss me goodnight. That’s a problem.
Corey Feldman
11.) At once, good night- Stand not upon the order of your going, but go at once.
William Shakespeare
12.) Expressions of affection, like putting your arm around someone’s shoulder, holding hands, or giving a kiss good night, involve the principle of honesty.
John Bytheway
13.) Dreams fade with morning light, Never a morn for thee, Dreamer of dreams, goodnight.
Roberto Bolano
14.) And I start sleeping and dreaming, and I think I’ll dream about you all through the night.
John Mayer
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Cute Goodnight Messages For Her
15.) You’ll be the last thing I think of before I fall asleep and the first thing I think of when I wake up. Good Night!
16.) I know that you are the one because when we are apart, I feel incomplete. I never want to be without you. Goodnight.
17.) Sweetheart, may you dream of lovely things and find them real.
18.) They say that God sprinkles his blessings upon the earth daily, and I think I have caught one. It’s you! Wishing you a good night and I love you.
19.) I’m in my bed; you’re in yours. One of us is obviously in the wrong place.
20.) And tonight, I will sleep with you in my heart.
21.) I go to sleep every night thinking of you, I wish you did the same thing too.
22.) The day is over, night has come. Today is gone, what’s done is done. Embrace your dreams, through the night. Tomorrow comes with a whole new light.
23.) This good night isn’t meant to bring an end to this day. It’s intended to wish you awesomeness in what lies ahead.
24.) Tonight, I would walk a thousand miles just to be with you. Missing you, my love.
Romantic Goodnight Messages For Him
25.) Although I love the stars that dot the night sky, I love the stars in your eyes even more. While I sleep, I will think about my favorite stars and wait to be with you again.
26.) One day, we will never have to say goodbye, only goodnight.
27.) Sleep is just a way of thinking of all the memories past that day…. so goodnight, sleep well! Hugs and kisses.
28.) The stars and moon arrive just to wish you a good night. Let the light of the moon guide your dreams as you pass the night away.
29.) Sweet dreams tonight, my love.
30.) As the moonlight dims and the world goes quiet, give yourself some rest. Here’s to hoping that your sleep is as sweet as you are.
31.) Good friends don’t necessarily make life perfect, but they sure make all the imperfections easier to tolerate.
Cute Good Night Quotes
32.) As the night gets dark, let your worries fade. Sleep peacefully, knowing you’ve done all you can do for today.
Roald Dahl
33.) Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer.
Maya Angelou
34.) To hearts which near each other move From evening close to morning light, The night is good; because, my love, They never say good-night.
Percy Bysshe Shelley
35.) Night is the wonderful opportunity to take rest, to forgive, to smile, to get ready for all the battles that you have to fight tomorrow.
Allen Ginsberg
36.) The sky grew darker, painted blue on blue, one stroke at a time, into deeper and deeper shades of night.
Haruki Murakami
37.) I love the silent hour of night, For blissful dreams may then arise, Revealing to my charmed sight What may not bless my waking eyes.
Anne Brontë
38.) Good night. May you fall asleep in the arms of a dream so beautiful you’ll cry when you awake.
Michael Faudet
Short Quotes About Goodnight
39.) Before you fall asleep every day, say something positive to yourself.
Enid Bagnold
40.) Goodnight, sweet prince, may flights of devils wing you to your rest.
Anne Rice
41.) This is the end of the day, but soon there will be a new day.
Bernard Williams
42.) Good night, my angel. Time to close your eyes.
Billy Joel
43.) The best bridge between despair and hope is a good night’s sleep.
E. Joseph Cossman
44.) It was the possibility of darkness that made the day seem so bright.
Stephen King
46.) Good night, and good luck.
Edward R. Murrow
Quotes Goodnight
47.) To all, to each, a fair goodnight, And pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.
Sir Walter Scott
48.) Always end the day with a positive thought. No matter how hard things were, tomorrow’s fresh opportunity to make it better.
Unknown
49.) Goodnight, you princes of Maine, you kings of New England.
John Irving
50.) Parting is such a sweet sorrow that I shall say goodnight till it be morrow.
William Shakespeare
51.) The brightest stars in my life are not planetary objects; they are friends like you who shine through night and day. Good night.
Unknown
52.) Goodnight moon. Sweet dreams. Smile kindly upon this little blue gumball of us while we sleep.
Dave Matthews
53.) Whenever one of my children says, ‘Goodnight, Daddy,’ I always think to myself, ‘You don’t mean that.
Jim Gaffigan
54.) I love you baby goodnight. There goes my life.
Kenny Chesney
55.) Do not go gentle into that goodnight, rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Dylan Thomas
Peaceful Goodnight Quotes
56.) Don’t fight with the pillow, but lay down your head and kick every worriment out of the bed.
Edmund Vance Cooke
57.) Let the tranquility of the night wash over you and ease your mind.
Unknown
58.) Sweet dreams because anything else would be just a nightmare. Good night!
Anthony T. Hincks
59.) Good night, dear friend! I say good night to thee. Across the moonbeams, tremulous and white, bridging all space between us.
Hester A. Benedict
Good Night Messages
60.) God works the night shift. Not you! Don’t spend another sleepless night trying to figure out your issues; trust that the Lord is working it out.
61.) Night is to see dreams, and day is to make them real, so it’s good to sleep now and see the dreams.
62.) Sleep tight, my darling. Wrap yourself up in a cozy blanket and drift off to dreamland.
63.) Good night, sleep tight and don’t let the bedbugs bite.
64.) The night breeze is blowing through my hair and the soft touch reminds me of your kisses. I wish I didn’t have to miss you this much.
65.) Each night, I hope that the moon is large and bright and you will be happy and right. When you turn off the light, keep in mind that I am dreaming of you.
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Funny Goodnight Messages
66.) My day won’t certainly be over for I have something left to do. I just couldn’t sleep yet without saying I love you. Good Night!
67.) Every child fights naps when they’re young, and every adult wishes they could nap. Go figure.
68.) If time does not wait for you, don’t worry. Just remove the battery from the clock and enjoy life. Good Night.
69.) A very original good night wish only for you — beware of cheap duplicates, I’m the only authorized dealer for good night wishes. Good night, Sweet dreams.
70.) Let the most beautiful dream come to you tonight, Let the sweetest person come in your dream tonight, But Don’t make it a habit, Because I’m not free every night. Good Night!
Funny Quotes About Goodnight
71.) People who say they sleep like a baby usually don’t have one.
Leo J. Burke
72.) Marriage is good for those who are afraid to sleep alone at night.
St. Jerome
73.) There is no hope for a civilization that starts each day with the sound of an alarm clock.
Unknown
74.) Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say good night till it be morrow.
William Shakespeare
75.) Six hours for a man, seven for a woman, and eight for a fool. Good Night!
Unknown
76.) Good night, Westley. Good work. Sleep well. I’ll most likely kill you in the morning.
William Goldman
By Michael O’Halloran

Michael O’Halloran founded Greeting Card Poet in 2014 and has worked as its publisher and editor ever since. He has co-authored four books on kids’ trivia and four on coaching. Previously, Michael was the president of Magnetic Poetry. He has invented and brought to market over 75 new gift and toy products, most of which involve wordplay. Mike is married and a father of four daughters.
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