I was court-martialled in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence.

Quote by Brendan Behan

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New York is my Lourdes, where I go for spiritual refreshment... a place where you're...

New York is my Lourdes, where I go for spiritual refreshment... a place where you're...

Ah, bless you, Sister, may all your sons be bishops.

Ah, bless you, Sister, may all your sons be bishops.

It's not that the Irish are cynical. It's rather that they have a wonderful lack...

It's not that the Irish are cynical. It's rather that they have a wonderful lack...

If it was raining soup, the Irish would go out with forks.

If it was raining soup, the Irish would go out with forks.

I am a drinker with writing problems.

I am a drinker with writing problems.

I say myself no depressed words just depressed minds.

I say myself no depressed words just depressed minds.

When I came back to Dublin I was court marshaled in my absence and sentenced...

When I came back to Dublin I was court marshaled in my absence and sentenced...

Shakespeare said pretty well everything and what he left out, James Joyce, with a judge...

Shakespeare said pretty well everything and what he left out, James Joyce, with a judge...

I'd rather be dead than think about death.

I'd rather be dead than think about death.

Pound notes are the best religion in the world.

Pound notes are the best religion in the world.

Critics are like eunuchs in a harem; they know how it's done, they've seen it...

Critics are like eunuchs in a harem; they know how it's done, they've seen it...

I never turned to drink. It seemed to turn to me.

I never turned to drink. It seemed to turn to me.

I wish I'd been a mixed infant.

I wish I'd been a mixed infant.

It is a good deed to forget a poor joke.

It is a good deed to forget a poor joke.

Other people have a nationality. The Irish and the Jews have a psychosis.

Other people have a nationality. The Irish and the Jews have a psychosis.

The Bible was a consolation to a fellow alone in the old cell. The lovely...

The Bible was a consolation to a fellow alone in the old cell. The lovely...

I saw a notice that said Drink Canada Dry and I've just started.

I saw a notice that said Drink Canada Dry and I've just started.

The big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for...

The big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for...

For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.

For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.

A stupid man's report of what a clever man says is never accurate because he...

A stupid man's report of what a clever man says is never accurate because he...

Now I ain't sayin' she a gold digger, but she ain't messin' wit no broke...

Now I ain't sayin' she a gold digger, but she ain't messin' wit no broke...

Everyone probably thinks that I'm a raving nymphomaniac, that I have an insatiable sexual appetite,...

Everyone probably thinks that I'm a raving nymphomaniac, that I have an insatiable sexual appetite,...