“The people starve because those in authority over them devour too many taxes; that is why they starve.”

“The most important thing in the world is people. Without people, you'd be naked, starving and lonely. There'd be no taxes, but still...”

“Just because people starve in a book, doesn't mean that we will starve in the future....”

“If you find that not many of the things you asked for have come, and not perhaps quite so many as sometimes, remember that this Christmas all over the world there are a terrible number of poor and starving people.”

“The Eleven king looked sternly upon Thorin, when he was brought before him, and asked him many questions. But Thorin would only say that he was starving. "Why did you and your folk three times try to attack my people at their merrymaking?" asked the king. "We did not attack them," answered Thorin, "we came to beg because we were starving." "Where are your friends now, and what are they doing?" "I don't know, but I expect that they're all starving in the forest." "What were you doing in the forest?" "Looking for food and drink, because we were starving." "And what brought you into the forest at all?" asked the king angrily. At that Thorin shut his mouth and would not say another word.”

“Charley: He won't starve. None a them starve. Forget about him.Willy: Then what have I got to remember?”