An author’s first duty is to let down his country.
BRENDAN BEHANNothing hurts more than the friendly letter that one never got around to writing.
More Brendan Behan Quotes
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When two men fight over a woman it’s the fight they want, not the woman.
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Ninety-seven saint days a year wouldn’t affect the theater, but two Yom Kippurs would ruin it.
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I only take a drink on two occasions – when I’m thirsty and when I’m not.
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I saw a notice that said “Drink Canada Dry” and I’ve just started.
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There’s no one, no one, loves you like yourself.
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New York is my Lourdes, where I go for spiritual refreshment… a place where you’re least likely to be bitten by a wild goat.
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Many a man has decided to stay alive not because of the will to live but because of the determination not to give assorted surviving bastards the satisfaction of his death.
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I’m a drinker with a writing problem.
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A pedestrian ought to be legally allowed to toss at least one hand grenade at a motorist every day.
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He was born an Englishman and remained one for years.
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Most horror movies are certainly that.
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I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society except that which makes the roads safer, the beer stronger, the food cheaper and the old men and old women warmer in the winter and happier in the summer.
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There is no human situation so miserable that it cannot be made worse by the presence of a policeman.
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Pound notes are the best religion in the world.
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Critics are like eunuchs in a harem; they know how it’s done, they’ve seen it done every day, but they’re unable to do it themselves.
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