Read the following quote from Ernest Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms":

“I know the night is not the same as the day: that all things are different, that the things of the night cannot be explained in the day, because they do not then exist, and the night can be a dreadful time for lonely people once their loneliness has started.”

Which of the following statements best captures the essence of the author's reflection on the contrast between night and day?