When I came back to Dublin I was court marshaled in my absence and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence

Quote by Brendan Behan

Topics: Absence Quotes

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...

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

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

I am a drinker with writing problems.

I am a drinker with writing problems.

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...

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 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.

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...

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.

I'd rather be dead than think about death.

I'd rather be dead than think about death.

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.

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...

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

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

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 wish I'd been a mixed infant.

I wish I'd been a mixed infant.

It is a good deed to forget a poor joke.

It is a good deed to forget a poor joke.

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

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

That song, for me, is about drugs and alcohol and loss and love. It's about...

That song, for me, is about drugs and alcohol and loss and love. It's about...

I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked...

I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked...

A girl's legs are her best friends, but the best of friends must part.

A girl's legs are her best friends, but the best of friends must part.