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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

Topics: Alone Bible Bit Cell Consolation Could Ever Fellow Get Good Lovely Match Old Paper Smoke Stuffing Tasted Thin You

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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

Topics: Absence Back Came Could Death Dublin Me Said Shoot I Came

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Shakespeare said pretty well everything and what he left out, James Joyce, with a judge from meself, put in.

~Brendan Behan

Topics: Everything He James Joyce Judge Left Out Pretty Put Said Shakespeare Well

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What the hell difference does it make, left or right? There were good men lost on both sides.

~Brendan Behan

Topics: Both Both Sides Difference Does Good Good Men Hell Left Lost Make Men Right Sides Were

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The prospect of success in achieving our most cherished dream is not without its terrors. Who is more deprived and alone than the man who has achieved his dream?

~Brendan Behan

Topics: Achieved Achieving Alone Cherished Deprived Dream His Man More Most Our Prospect Success Terrors Than Who Without

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I am a drinker with writing problems.

~Brendan Behan

Topics: Am Drinker Problems Writing I Am

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All publicity is good, except an obituary notice.

~Brendan Behan

Topics: Except Good Notice Obituary Publicity

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It is a good deed to forget a poor joke.

~Brendan Behan

Topics: Deed Forget Good Good Deed Joke Poor

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I wish I'd been a mixed infant.

~Brendan Behan

Topics: Been Infant Mixed Wish I Wish

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I say myself no depressed words just depressed minds.

~Brendan Behan

Topics: Depressed Just Minds Myself Say Words

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Dramatist

Born: February 9th, 1923

Died: March 20th, 1964

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