"Ah, I feel a sadness on me, Dane. That's how the Irish people say it. In their language, you can't say, "I <b>am</b> sad," or "I <b>am</b> happy". T… - Grant Morrison

"Ah, I feel a sadness on me, Dane. That's how the Irish people say it. In their language, you can't say, "I am sad," or "I am happy". They understood what we English have long forgot. We're not our sadness. We're not our happiness or our pain but our language hypnotizes us and traps us in little labelled boxes."