“When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a Communist.” —Bishop Hélder Câmara

“Let us toast to animal pleasures, to escapism, to rain on the roof and instant coffee, to unemployment insurance and library cards, to absinthe and good-hearted landlords, to music and warm bodies and contraceptives… and to the ‘good life,’ whatever it is and wherever it happens to be.” —Hunter S. Thompson