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

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All publicity is good, except an obituary notice.

All publicity is good, except an obituary notice.

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.

One drink is too many for me and a thousand not enough.

One drink is too many for me and a thousand not enough.

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...

What the hell difference does it make, left or right? There were good men lost...

What the hell difference does it make, left or right? There were good men lost...

I'd rather be dead than think about death.

I'd rather be dead than think about death.

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

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

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

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

I am a daylight atheist.

I am a daylight atheist.

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

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

I have never seen a situation so dismal that a policeman couldn't make it worse.

I have never seen a situation so dismal that a policeman couldn't make it worse.

Pound notes are the best religion in the world.

Pound notes are the best religion in the world.

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 was court-martialled in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I...

I was court-martialled in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I...

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...

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.

I say myself no depressed words just depressed minds.

I say myself no depressed words just depressed minds.

There is no such thing as bad publicity except your own obituary.

There is no such thing as bad publicity except your own obituary.

I am a drinker with writing problems.

I am a drinker with writing problems.

I wish I'd been a mixed infant.

I wish I'd been a mixed infant.