What is worse? To be chained all day with a bowl of water…

There is only one prospect worse than being chained to an intolerable existence: The nightmare of a botched attempt to end it.

— Arthur Koestler

It is terrible to die of thirst in the ocean. Do you have to salt your truth so heavily that it does not even-quench…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“It is better to die of drink then to die of thirst.”

— John Fante

“He who neglects to drink of the spring of experience is likely to die of thirst in the desert of ignorance.”

— Li Po

“FIND SOMETHING THAT MAKES YOU FORGET TO EAT AND SLEEP AND DRINK AND THEN DO IT UNTIL YOU DIE OF THIRST”

— Atticus Poetry

“I die of thirst beside the fountain.”

— Francois Villon

“If you waste time watering a fruitless tree, fruitful ones may die of thirst.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

Grace is like a lake of drinkable water right outside your door. But you stay inside and die of thirst.

— Maya Angelou

If you don't die of thirst, there are blessings in the desert. You can be pulled into limitlessness, which we all yearn for, or…

— Anne Lamott

“If the oxygenator breaks down, I’ll suffocate. If the water reclaimer breaks down, I’ll die of thirst. If the Hab breaches, I’ll just kind…

— Andy Weir

“The others had been driven into the desert to die of thirst (the Germans poisoned the waterholes), were shot, or—to economize on bullets—bayoneted or…

— Adam Hochschild

I daren't come and drink," said Jill. Then you will die of thirst," said the Lion. Oh dear!" said Jill, coming another step nearer."I…

— Anonymous

Many people die of thirst but the Irish are born with one.

— Spike Milligan

“The others had been driven into the desert to die of thirst (the Germans poisoned the waterholes), were”

— Adam Hochschild

“I prefer to die of thirst in my own planet than to be a character more in this sad story.”

— Ricardo Arjona