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Most horror movies are certainly that.

Brendan Behan

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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Country Dublin Irish Life People
Whatever you hold in contempt is your jailer.
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Contempt Jailer Prison
An author’s first duty is to let down his country.
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Country Down Firsts Let
It is a good deed to forget a poor joke
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Deeds Forget Poor
I ruined my health drinking to other people’s.
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Drinking People Ruined
Every cripple has his own way of walking.
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Cripples Walking Way
Shakespeare said pretty well everything and what he left out, James Joyce, with a judge from meself, put in.
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Judging Said Umpires
God forgive us-but most of us grew up to be the sort of men our mothers warned us against.
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Family Forgive Men Mother
Pound notes are the best religion in the world.
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Funny Money World
I only take a drink on two occasions – when I’m thirsty and when I’m not.
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Alcohol Drinking Two
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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Country Funny Irish People Spiritual
I’m a Communist by day and a Catholic as soon as it gets dark.
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Catholic Communist Dark
When I’m talking to people I like to stop and quote myself. My quotes have a way of spicing up conversation.
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People Talking Way
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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Beer Summer Winter
There’s no bad publicity except an obituary.
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Bad Obituary Publicity
I’m a drinker with a writing problem.
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Drinkers Problem Writing

Most horror movies are certainly that.

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