William Godwin

The mind of a child is no less vagrant than his steps; it pursues the gossamer and flies from object to object, lawless and unconfined, and it is equally necessary to the development of his frame that his thoughts and his body should be free from fetters.

English Writer

Casey Affleck

I live in New York full time. I can't live in L.A., because I fear people think I'm a vagrant there. If you show up in L.A. with your shirt inside out or socks mismatched, people start putting change in your cup.

American Actor

Elmer Rice

Men and women of high professional standing have been reduced to the status of vagrants.

American Playwright

Alex Kapranos

Traditionally, lots of vagrants and unemployable characters wind up working in kitchens.

Scottish Musician

Ambrose Bierce

Prejudice - a vagrant opinion without visible means of support.

American Journalist

The term can carry a negative judgement, implying a lack of contribution to society.

Social Stigma

Being a vagrant is often not a choice, so the term can evoke sympathy.

Not Always Voluntary

A vagrant typically lacks a fixed, permanent address or home.

No Fixed Address

As an adjective, 'vagrant' describes a chosen lifestyle, not poverty.

Lifestyle Choice

This usage often highlights freedom and an unconventional way of living.

Freedom of Movement

The vagrant life might sound romantic but can also imply insecurity and instability.

Not Always Romantic

This term can refer to a crime, specific to local laws about homelessness.

Legal Implications

The word may unjustly imply criminal activity solely based on homelessness.

Criminal Connotation

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 alongside their babies and small children sumter being idle for being vagabonds or vagrants later I visited South Sudan I heard there that some women were sentenced to death for crimes committed by their husbands could escape from the police I heard a story of a

Combating corruption in...

 hitchhikers, vagrants and tramps. In most of our minds, the vagabond is a creature from the past. The word "hobo" conjures up an old black and white image of a weathered old man covered in coal, legs dangling out of a boxcar,

A glimpse of life on the...

 like vagrants searching for home. He bends to his desk, he writes, "The snow goes black when the moon turns its eyes away, all paper is yellow, all letters spell eviction note, Mama's lies are footsteps

Vagrant