“I only drink on two occasions — When I am thirsty and when I'm not.”
Brendan Behan (1923–1964) Irish poet, short story writer, novelist, and playwright
As quoted in Malcolm Arnold: Rogue Genius (2004) by Anthony Meredith and Paul Harris, p. 337
“I drink when I have occasion, and sometimes when I have no occasion.”
Source: Don Quixote de la Mancha (1605–1615), Part II (1615), Book III, Ch. 33.
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