You’re not Mr Godot, sir? ibid. Estragon to Pozzo
The more people I meet the happier I become. ibid. Pozzo
You can’t drive such creatures away. The best thing is to kill them. ibid.
The tears of the world are a constant quantity. ibid.
I can’t bear it any longer. ibid.
Will night never come? ibid. Vladimir
That’s how it is on this bitch of an Earth. ibid. Pozzo
In the meantime nothing happens. ibid. Estragon
Nobody comes. Nobody goes. It’s awful. ibid.
Given the existence as uttered forth in the personal works of Puncher and Wattmann of a personal God quaquaquaqua with white beard quaquaquaqua outside time without extension who from the heights of divine apathia divine athambia divine aphasia loves us dearly with some exceptions for reasons unknown but time will tell and suffers like the divine Miranda with those who for reasons unknown but time will tell are plunged in torment plunged in fire whose fire flames ... is established beyond all doubt ... that man ... wastes and pines ... for reasons unknown. ibid. Lucky
I don’t seem to be able to depart. ibid. Pozzo
Vladimir: That passed the time.
Estragon: It would have passed in any case.
Vladimir: Yes, but not so rapidly. ibid.
I sometimes wonder if we wouldn’t be better off alone. ibid. Estragon to Vladimir
What is there to recognise? ibid.
The best thing would be to kill me. ibid.
I can’t go on like this. ibid.
This is becoming really insignificant. ibid. Vladimir
We always find something, eh Didi, to give us the impression we exist. ibid. Estragon
Let’s abuse each other. ibid.
Let us not waste our time in idle discourse. ibid. Vladimir
We have kept our appointment. ibid.
We are all born mad. Some remain so. ibid. Estragon
We’re bored to death. There’s no denying it. ibid. Vladimir
What’ll we do? ibid. Estragon
Have you not done tormenting me with your accursed time! ibid. Pozzo to Vladimir
I don’t know what to think any more. ibid. Vladimir
I can’t go on. ibid.
Why don’t we hang ourselves? ibid. Estragon
I can’t go on like this. ibid.
We’ll hang ourselves tomorrow. Unless Godot comes. ibid. Vladimir
Estragon: Well shall we go?
Vladimir: Yes, let’s go [They do not move]. ibid.
Have you got somewhere to stay? Screen One: Sweet Nothing, stranger at station, BBC 1990
I don’t know why you all aren’t burning down my house. I would. ibid. rich lady
I may look rough but I’m not easy. ibid. Ros to Phil
In Kensington, Philadelphia, it’s hard to tell who’s human and who’s the ghost of a dying addict. Needles are scattered like fallen leaves on cracked sidewalks. And twisted bodies collapse in broad daylight in what was once the city’s bustling marketplace. US Homeless Stories: Fentanyl: City of Death, Youtube 2025
People call this place Zombie land. ibid.
It’s about people enduring life stripped of safety. ibid.
The air smells faintly of chemicals. ibid.
Behind every slumped figure lies a story worth saving. ibid.
When did we decide some lives are worth less compassion? ibid.
Zombies rampant on the streets. ibid.
Their skin covered in sores that won’t heal. ibid.
We expose the brutal undercurrents of American life, unveiling a crisis exploding in plain sight amid prosperity. Shockingly, over 771,480 people nationwide faced homelessness in 2024, a record high. US Homeless Stories online: The Reality Behind America, Youtube 2025
Rents soar and safety nets fray. ibid.
What if a single setback shattered your security? ibid.
Stories of resilience shine through. ibid.
In San Francisco’s Tenderloin district homelessness and substance abuse interwine in a persistent cycle, where addiction becomes the central force. ibid.
San Francisco: 588 accidental drug deaths citywide in 2025. ibid.
These fact call on our shared humanity, and the need for compassion sustained community care. ibid.
Turning public walkways into scenes of quiet constant suffering. ibid.
Across Clark County more than 6,500 people are experiencing homelessness. Many live outdoors in places hidden behind walls, fences and construction zones. Areas that exist just outside the frame of what the city wants to show. US Homeless Stories online: Las Vegas, 2026
The reality of Las Vegas beyond the neon lights … Thousands living with instability, and the longing for a place to belong. ibid.
Homelessness spreads across the city. ibid.
Within these stormwater tunnels, an estimated 1,200 individuals seek refuge in dark echoing spaces never meant for human shelter. And while surface encampments sit just behond the edges of tourist zones. ibid.
Limited sanitation adding to human discomfort. ibid.