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

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

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

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 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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

It is a good deed to forget a poor joke.

It is a good deed to forget a poor joke.

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 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 am a drinker with writing problems.

I am a drinker with writing problems.

Pound notes are the best religion in the world.

Pound notes are the best religion in the world.

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 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...

Human beings are the only creatures on earth that allow their children to come back...

Human beings are the only creatures on earth that allow their children to come back...

There's no half-singing in the shower, you're either a rock star or an opera diva.

There's no half-singing in the shower, you're either a rock star or an opera diva.

When a person with money meets a person with experience, the person with the experience...

When a person with money meets a person with experience, the person with the experience...

Sure boys masturbate more than girls. Girls dont have as big a temptation.

Sure boys masturbate more than girls. Girls dont have as big a temptation.