"A man with money to pay for a meal can talk about hunger without demeaning himself. ... But for a man with no money hunger is a disgrace."

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Source: Vicki Baum (1964). “I know what I'm worth”, London

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Vicki Baum was an influential Austrian-American novelist known for her exploration of love and ambition in works like 'Grand Hotel.'

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