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Vladimir to Estragon: (musingly). The last moment . . . (He meditates.) Hope deferred maketh the something sick, who said that?

According to notes written in my mom's edition, this line was omitted in the original French but added by the author in the translation to English, and the answer is Proverbs 13:12, Hope deferred makes the heart sick -- an oversimplification, to be sure. This post is dedicated to fifty years of waiting (1954 -- 2004).