I am a drinker with writing problems.

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

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

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 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.

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 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.

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.

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

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

It is a good deed to forget a poor joke.

It is a good deed to forget a poor joke.

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.

Pound notes are the best religion in the world.

Pound notes are the best religion in the world.

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 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...

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

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

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...

He that parts with his property before his death prepares himself for much suffering.

He that parts with his property before his death prepares himself for much suffering.

Death is only a launching into the region of the strange Untried; it is but...

Death is only a launching into the region of the strange Untried; it is but...

Death is softer by far than tyranny.

Death is softer by far than tyranny.