An author’s first duty is to let down his country.
BRENDAN BEHANCritics 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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In a society which really supported marriage the wife would be encouraged to go to the office and make love to her husband on the company’s time and with its blessing.
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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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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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Every cripple has his own way of walking.
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If you accept your limitations you go beyond them.
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He was born an Englishman and remained one for years.
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Pound notes are the best religion in the world.
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God forgive us-but most of us grew up to be the sort of men our mothers warned us against.
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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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I saw a notice that said “Drink Canada Dry” and I’ve just started.
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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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I only take a drink on two occasions – when I’m thirsty and when I’m not.
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I’m a Communist by day and a Catholic as soon as it gets dark.
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You made one mistake. You married me.
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