I am a drinker with writing problems.

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

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

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 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...

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.

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...

Pound notes are the best religion in the world.

Pound notes are the best religion in the world.

I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society except that which makes the...

I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society except that which makes the...

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 have a total irreverence for anything connected with society, except that which makes the...

I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society, except that which makes the...

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...

I wish I'd been a mixed infant.

I wish I'd been a mixed infant.

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 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.

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

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

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 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.

Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying, / Behold, I am the...

Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying, / Behold, I am the...

Let a horse drink when he will, not what he will.

Let a horse drink when he will, not what he will.

Eat well, drink in moderation, and sleep sound, in these three good health abound.

Eat well, drink in moderation, and sleep sound, in these three good health abound.

Continental people have sex lives; the English have hot-water bottles.

Continental people have sex lives; the English have hot-water bottles.