Quotes of Brendan Behan - somelinesforyou

“ He was born an Englishman and remained one for years. ”

- Brendan Behan

“ I'm a drinker with writing problems. ”

- Brendan Behan

“ I was court-martial in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence. ”

- Brendan Behan

“ 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. ”

- Brendan Behan

“ I wish I'd been a mixed infant. ”

- Brendan Behan

“ One drink is too many for me and a thousand not enough. ”

- Brendan Behan

“ If it was raining soup, the Irish would go out with forks. ”

- 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

“ The Bible was a consolation to a fellow alone in the old cell. The lovely thin paper with a bit of matress stuffing in it, if you could get a match, was as good a smoke as I ever tasted. ”

- Brendan Behan

“ The Bible was a consolation to a fellow alone in the old cell. The lovely thin paper with a bit of matress stuffing in it, if you could get a match, was as good a smoke as I ever tasted. ”

- Brendan Behan

“ A Torontonian is a man who leaves culture to his wife. ”

- Brendan Behan

“ I saw a notice which said, 'Drink Canada Dry' and I've just started. ”

- Brendan Behan

“ He was born an Englishman and remained one for years. ”

- Brendan Behan

“ A Torontonian is a man who leaves culture to his wife. ”

- Brendan Behan

“ The Bible was a consolation to a fellow alone in the old cell. The lovely thin paper with a bit of matress stuffing in it, if you could get a match, was as good a smoke as I ever tasted. ”

- Brendan Behan

“ The Bible was a consolation to a fellow alone in the old cell. The lovely thin paper with a bit of matress stuffing in it, if you could get a match, was as good a smoke as I ever tasted. ”

- Brendan Behan

“ I value kindness to human beings first of all, and kindness to animals. I don't respect the law; I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society except that which makes the roads safer, the beer stronger, the food cheaper, and old men and women warmer in the winter, and happier in the summer. ”

- Brendan Behan

“ I was court-martial in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence. ”

- Brendan Behan

“ It's not that the Irish are cynical. It's rather that they have a wonderful lack of respect for everything and everybody. ”

- Brendan Behan

“ The Bible was a consolation to a fellow alone in the old cell. The lovely thin paper with a bit of matress stuffing in it, if you could get a match, was as good a smoke as I ever tasted. ”

- Brendan Behan

“ The big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for money usually costs a lot less. ”

- Brendan Behan

“ When I came back to Dublin I was courtmartialed in my absence and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence. ”

- Brendan Behan

“ I was court-martial in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence. ”

- Brendan Behan

“ It's not that the Irish are cynical. It's rather that they have a wonderful lack of respect for everything and everybody. ”

- Brendan Behan

“ It's not that the Irish are cynical. It's rather that they have a wonderful lack of respect for everything and everybody. ”

- Brendan Behan

“ The big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for money usually costs a lot less. ”

- Brendan Behan

“ One drink is too many for me and a thousand not enough. ”

- Brendan Behan

“ I am a daylight atheist. ”

- Brendan Behan

“ I say myself no depressed words just depressed minds. ”

- Brendan Behan

“ To get enough to eat was regarded as an achievement. To get drunk was a victory. ”

- Brendan Behan
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