One of the biggest curses from which India is suffering - I do not say that other countries are free from it, but I think our condition is much worse - is bribery and corruption. That really is a poison. -- Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Some suggestions for you :
When there is no hope in the future, the present appears atrociously bitter.
I'm living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be living apart.
Whatever I feel is felt against my will so that I can write that I felt it.
When I get a little money I buy books. And if there is any left over I buy food.