Down and Out in Paris and London

"It is curious how people take it for granted that they have a right to preach at you and pray over you as soon as your income falls below a certain level.""If you set yourself to it, you can live the same life, rich or poor. You can keep on with your books and your ideas. You just got to say to yourself, "I'm a free man in here" - he tapped his forehead - "and you're all right.""The stars are a free show; it don't cost anything to use your eyes."_ George Orwell, Down and Out in Paris and Londo ...