“Real misfortune is not just a matter of being hungry and thirsty; it is a matter of knowing that there are people who want you to be hungry and thirsty”

Source: Down and out in Paris and London (1933), Ch. 9; a remark by Boris
Source: Down and Out in Paris and London

Source: The Soldiers of Halla

Ser poeta é ser mais alto, é ser maior<br>Do que os homens! Morder como quem beija!<br>É ser mendigo e dar como quem seja<br>Rei do Reino de Áquem e de Além Dor!&lt;p&gt;É ter de mil desejos o esplendor<br>E não saber sequer que se deseja!<br>É ter cá dentro um astro que flameja,<br>É ter garras e asas de condor!&lt;p&gt;É ter fome, é ter sede de Infinito!<br>Por elmo, as manhas de oiro e de cetim...<br>É condensar o mundo num só grito!&lt;p&gt;E é amar-te, assim, perdidamente...<br>É seres alma, e sangue, e vida em mim<br>E dizê-lo cantando a toda a gente! <br class="br">Quoted in Citações e Pensamentos de Florbela Espanca (2012), p. 163 <br class="br"> Translated http://emocaoeeuforia.wordpress.com/2012/12/10/beautiful-flower-flor-bela/ by Isabel Teles <br class="br">The Flowering Heath (1931), &quot;Perdidamente&quot;

Talking about the public's desire to see more Western films, in interview with Taylor Fogarty of American Western Magazine/ReadTheWest.com (January 2003).

Campaign rally, Madison, Wisconsin, CSPAN: Campaign 2008 (18 February 2008)
2000s
Context: What we've learned over this year is that hope is making a comeback. It is making a comeback. And let me tell you something — for the first time in my adult lifetime, I'm really proud of my country. And not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change. And I have been desperate to see our country moving in that direction and just not feeling so alone in my frustration and disappointment. I've seen people who are hungry to be unified around some basic common issues, and it's made me proud.

Fox News interview (20 August 2014)
2010s

Colin Singleton, p. 94
An Abundance of Katherines (2006)

Aleph (2011)