“All of these characters are subjects whose bodies convey an anguished message about pain and privation that cannot be articulated any other way.”

“Those who love to play the martyr submerge their own personalities. They devote a lifetime to unnecessary servitude and privation.”

“Neither is the plea that violence and privation, the sacrifice of the present, may be the price of breaking through to a better future.”

“A doctor gave evidence that the children had undergone privations for want of clothing and food.”

“The fight for survival was the topical issue in Italy after World War II and privations, hardships and misery were everywhere.”

“Food never tasted so good, but my privations were temporary while his were a longterm condition.”