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

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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...

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.

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'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...

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...

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...

All publicity is good, except an obituary notice.

All publicity is good, except an obituary notice.

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 am a daylight atheist.

I am a daylight atheist.

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 drinker with writing problems.

I am a drinker with writing problems.

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 wish I'd been a mixed infant.

I wish I'd been a mixed infant.

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 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.

We're the only band that's got real communication between the stage and the audience. People...

We're the only band that's got real communication between the stage and the audience. People...

You got to play a hundred and fifty games a year, so pick your spots....

You got to play a hundred and fifty games a year, so pick your spots....

Alimony is like buying hay for a dead horse.

Alimony is like buying hay for a dead horse.