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Brendan Behan

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
I cannot imagine any crime worse than taking a life, can you? -It’d depend whose life.
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Capital Crime Imagine Punishment
There is no human situation so miserable that it cannot be made worse by the presence of a policeman.
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Made Miserable Situation
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
I only take a drink on two occasions – when I’m thirsty and when I’m not.
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Alcohol Drinking Two
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
The big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for money usually costs a lot less.
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Funny Marriage Sexy
Scream at God if that’s the only thing that will get results.
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Prayer Results Scream
What the hell difference does it make, left or right? There were good men lost on both sides.
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Differences History Men
I am married to Beatrice Salkeld, a painter. We have no children, except me.
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Children Married Painter
I’m a drinker with a writing problem.
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Drinkers Problem Writing
One drink is to many for me and a thousand not enough.
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Addiction Country Enough Irish People
An author’s first duty is to let down his country.
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Country Down Firsts Let
There’s no bad publicity except an obituary.
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Bad Obituary Publicity

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