bum quotes

The madman bum and angel beat inTime, unknown, yet putting down here what might be left to say in time come after death.

- Allen Ginsberg
  Howl and Other Poems,'Howl, I'.

Youdon't understand.Icould havehad class.Icould have been a contender. I could have been somebody instead of a bum, which is what I am, let's face it.

- Budd Wilson Schulberg
  Lines spoken by Marlon Brando. On theWaterfront.