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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.

Brendan Behan

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.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Country Funny Irish People Spiritual
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
I ruined my health drinking to other people’s.
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Drinking People Ruined
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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Determination Men Suicide
When two men fight over a woman it’s the fight they want, not the woman.
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Fighting Men Two Woman
I cannot imagine any crime worse than taking a life, can you? -It’d depend whose life.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Capital Crime Imagine Punishment
I am married to Beatrice Salkeld, a painter. We have no children, except me.
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Children Married Painter
You made one mistake. You married me.
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Cynical Married Mistake
That you, sister. May you be the mother of a bishop.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Funny Humor Mother
A pedestrian ought to be legally allowed to toss at least one hand grenade at a motorist every day.
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Hands Life Modern Toss
If you accept your limitations you go beyond them.
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Accepting Country Irish Limitation People
The big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for money usually costs a lot less.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Funny Marriage Sexy
An author’s first duty is to let down his country.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Country Down Firsts Let
Critics are like eunuchs; they can tell you what to do, but they can’t do it themselves!
BRENDAN BEHAN

Critics Eunuchs Themselves
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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Cost General Living Mind War
I’m a drinker with a writing problem.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Drinkers Problem Writing

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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