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...sitting and waiting is one of the most miserable occupations known to man - not that it usually is known to men; women do it much more often.

Diana Gabaldon (2015). “The Outlander Series 8-Book Bundle: Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager, Drums of Autumn, The Fiery Cross, A Breath of Snow and Ashes, An Echo in the Bone, Written in My Own Heart's Blood”, p.1186, Dell
...sitting and waiting is one of the most miserable occupations known to man - not that it usually is known to men; women do it much more often.