"The body doesn't accept the lack of food, and it suffers from the temptation of food and from other aspects which gnaw at it perpetually. The body fights back sure enough, but at the end of the day, everything returns to the primary consideration - that is, the mind."
Bobby Sands was an Irish republican activist and member of the Provisional IRA who became internationally known during the 1981 hunger strike. He was elected as a Member of Parliament during the strike and died in prison.