I say myself no depressed words just depressed minds.

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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...

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...

It is a good deed to forget a poor joke.

It is a good deed to forget a poor joke.

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...

I am a drinker with writing problems.

I am a drinker with writing problems.

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 court marshaled in my absence and sentenced...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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 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...

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 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...

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 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.

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

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

It takes only one drink to get me drunk. The trouble is, I can't remember...

It takes only one drink to get me drunk. The trouble is, I can't remember...

In any case, if there's information a parolee is using drugs or alcohol, that is...

In any case, if there's information a parolee is using drugs or alcohol, that is...

Do you know that Old Age may come after you with equal grace, force, fascination?

Do you know that Old Age may come after you with equal grace, force, fascination?