Other people have a nationality. The Irish and the Jews have a psychosis.

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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...

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...

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 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.

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

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

I'd rather be dead than think about death.

I'd rather be dead than think about death.

I say myself no depressed words just depressed minds.

I say myself no depressed words just depressed minds.

I am a drinker with writing problems.

I am a drinker with writing problems.

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 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 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 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...

I wish I'd been a mixed infant.

I wish I'd been a mixed infant.

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...

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...

Pound notes are the best religion in the world.

Pound notes are the best religion in the world.

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...

I've honestly not been too aware of my age until I went to the doctor...

I've honestly not been too aware of my age until I went to the doctor...

Adults are always asking little kids what they want to be when they grow up...

Adults are always asking little kids what they want to be when they grow up...

In her estimation, a man doesn't have to be much if he has much.

In her estimation, a man doesn't have to be much if he has much.

I wouldn't recommend sex, drugs or insanity for everyone, but they've always worked for me.

I wouldn't recommend sex, drugs or insanity for everyone, but they've always worked for me.