Quotation from: The People of the Abyss

Written by: Jack London

"I've gone three days and never broke my fast," said the Carter.

"And I, five," his companion added, turning gloomy with the memory of it.
"Five days once, with nothing on my stomach but a bit of orange peel, an'
outraged nature wouldn't stand it, sir, an' I near died. Sometimes,
walkin' the streets at night, I've ben that desperate I've made up my
mind to win the horse or lose the saddle. You know what I mean, sir--to
commit some big robbery. But when mornin' come, there was I, too weak
from 'unger an' cold to 'arm a mouse."