“Happiness is a very pretty thing to feel, but very dry to talk about.”
Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832) British philosopher, jurist, and social reformer
Source: The Panopticon Writings
“The very odd thing about sagas […] is that they very rarely mention dry mouths and full bladders.”
— David Gemmell, book Legend
Source: Drenai series, Legend, Pt 1: Against the Horde, Ch. 22
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