Dreams Quote by Eduardo Galeano
““Fleas dream of buying themselves a dog, and nobodies dream of escaping poverty: that one magical day good luck will suddenly rain on them-will rain down in buckets. But good luck doesn’t rain down yesterday, today, tomorrow, or ever. Good luck doesn’t even fall in a fine drizzle, no matter how hard the nobodies summon it, even if their left hand is tickling, or if they begin the new day with their right foot, or start the new year with a change of brooms. The nobodies: nobody’s children, owners of nothing. The nobodies: the no ones, the nobodied, running like rabbits, dying trough life, screwed every which way. Who are not, but could be. Who don’t speak languages, but dialects. Who don’t have religions, but superstitions. Who don’t create art, but handicrafts. Who don’t have culture, but folklore. Who are not human beings, but human resources. Who do not have faces, but arms. Who do not have names, but numbers. Who do not appear in the history of the world, but in the police blotter of the local paper. The nobodies, who are not worth the bullet that kills them.””
About This Quote
The “nobodies” dream of sudden luck, but luck never arrives; they remain invisible and dehumanized.
In simple terms: Nobodies hope for luck that never comes, staying unseen.
Key Takeaway
Challenge systemic neglect and create real opportunities.
Themes
social justice
poverty
invisibility
Mood
somber
critical
Type
social
political
When to use this quote
- policy reform
- community empowerment
- education programs
Key Concepts
luck myth
dehumanization
systemic oppression
Questions to Reflect On
- How can society value the “nobodies”?
- What actions break the cycle of invisibility?
A Different Perspective
Luck alone cannot solve structural inequality.
