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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

Biography

Author Profession: Dramatist
Nationality: Irish
Born: February 9, 1923
Died: March 20, 1964

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The most important things to do in the world are to get something to eat, something to drink and somebody to love you.
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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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I am a drinker with writing problems.
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There is no such thing as bad publicity except your own obituary.
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One drink is too many for me and a thousand not enough.
Brendan Behan

Other people have a nationality. The Irish and the Jews have a psychosis.
Brendan Behan

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.
Brendan Behan

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