There is no place more quiet than the suburbs at night. You can travel to the most remote location imaginable, as far away from human civilization as you can get, and you will still find things stirring in the midnight hours. Burroughs called the suburbs “lifeproof houses“, and he was right. They lie far from the main roads, on roads people never travel down, roads only used for coming or going. Walking down those roads at night, you are truly alone. There are no creatures to rustle the perfectly sculpted bushes.
If you find yourself yearning for peace and tranquility, and want to get away from the stresses and complexities of your life, chances are you don’t have to look farther than your own street. You can walk down the center, and feel the power that comes from being alive. While the rest of the world lies dead in their bedrooms, you embrace your own life as you wonder down streets which, in a few hours time, will be busy once again.