That you, sister. May you be the mother of a bishop.
BRENDAN BEHANNew York is my Lourdes, where I go for spiritual refreshment… a place where you’re least likely to be bitten by a wild goat.
More Brendan Behan Quotes
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An author’s first duty is to let down his country.
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Every cripple has his own way of walking.
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Critics are like eunuchs; they can tell you what to do, but they can’t do it themselves!
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I saw a notice that said “Drink Canada Dry” and I’ve just started.
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Whatever you hold in contempt is your jailer.
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I am married to Beatrice Salkeld, a painter. We have no children, except me.
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I was court-martialled in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence.
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He was born an Englishman and remained one for years.
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I’m a Communist by day and a Catholic as soon as it gets dark.
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What the hell difference does it make, left or right? There were good men lost on both sides.
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A general and a bit of shooting makes you forget your troubles … it takes your mind off the cost of living.
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I ruined my health drinking to other people’s.
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I cannot imagine any crime worse than taking a life, can you? -It’d depend whose life.
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A man is fortunate if he encounters living examples of vice, as well as of virtue, to inspire him.
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There’s no one, no one, loves you like yourself.
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