Quotation from: The Valley of the Moon

Written by: Jack London

"We ain't at," Bert snarled. "We're gone."

"But meat and oil have gone up again," she chafed. "And Billy's
wages have been cut, and the shop men's were cut last year.
Something must be done."

"The only thing to do is fight like hell," Bert answered. "Fight,
an' go down fightin'. That's all. We're licked anyhow, but we can
have a last run for our money."