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

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I wish I'd been a mixed infant.

I wish I'd been a mixed infant.

I am a drinker with writing problems.

I am a drinker with writing problems.

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.

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 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...

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...

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 am a daylight atheist.

I am a daylight atheist.

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.

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...

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'd rather be dead than think about death.

I'd rather be dead than think about death.

It is a good deed to forget a poor joke.

It is a good deed to forget a poor joke.

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 say myself no depressed words just depressed minds.

I say myself no depressed words just depressed minds.

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.

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

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

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...

All publicity is good, except an obituary notice.

All publicity is good, except an obituary notice.