Any Quote by Connie Sellecca

Furthermore, they were constantly informed by all the camp authorities that they had been abandoned by the world: they were beggars and lucky to…

— Martha Gellhorn

When food becomes scarce, refugees often turn to desperate measures to feed themselves and their families. We are particularly worried about the health of…

— Antonio Guterres

They wanted to have a good time, but they were like children playing in the street; they could see one after another of them…

— Philip K. Dick

“The refugee card was and continues to be an insult to remind us of the little that refugees get in comparison with what they…

— Refaat Alareer

I had been hungry all the years- My noon had come, to dine- I, trembling, drew the table near And touched the curious wine.…

— Emily Dickinson

“Sometimes they went hungry, sometimes they feasted riotously, all according to the abundance of game and the fortune of hunting.”

— Jack London

“To augment their misery, a contagious disorder of a dangerous nature spread through the land; and, rendered more virulent by the uncleanness, the indifferent…

— Walter Scott

We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread.

— Viktor E. Frankl

“At the Arrivals gate, we are greeted by a small crowd, watching us with hungry eyes or eyesockets. We drop our cargo on the…

— Isaac Marion

We were exiles from reality that summer. We were refugees from ourselves.

— Chris Cleave

All travellers who had preceded me into the Barren Grounds had relied on the abundant game, and in consequence suffered dreadful hardships; in some…

— Ernest Thompson Seton

The lack of livelihood opportunities in refugee camps pushes many people to embark on dangerous journeys in the quest for a better life.

— Arancha Gonzalez