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1 " When I am king they shall not have bread and shelter only, but also teachings out of books, for a full belly is little worth where the mind is starved. "
― Mark Twain , The Prince and the Pauper
2 " But Gemma, you could change the world." " That should take far more than my power," I say." True. But change needn't happen all at once. It can be small gestures." " Moments. Do you understand?" He's looking at me differently now, though I cannot say how. I only know I need to look away...We pass by the pools, where the mud larks sift. And for only a few seconds, I let the magic loose again." Oi! By all the saints!" a boy cries from the river." Gone off the dock?" an old woman calls. The mud larks break into cackles." 'S not a rock!" he shouts. He races out of the fog, cradling something in his palm. Curiosity gets the better of the others. They crowd about trying to see. In his palm is a smattering of rubies. " We're rich mates! It's a hot bath and a full belly for every one of us!" Kartik eyes me suspiciously. " That was a strange stroke of good fortune." " Yes it was." " I don't suppose that was your doing." " I'm not sure I don't know what you mean," I say.And that is how change happens. One gesture. One person. One moment at a time. "
3 " After a full belly all is poetry. "
― Frank McCourt
4 " For it is a true fact that faeries, just like people, very often find that a full belly and a good friend are all that they need to be happy. "
― C.S. Einfeld , Neverdark
