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 Copy Share Image
Many a man has decided to stay alive not because of the will to live but because of the determination not to give assorted… — Brendan Behan Copy Share Image
“It's a queer world, God knows, but the best we have to be going on with.” — Brendan Behan Copy Share Image
There is no human situation so miserable that it cannot be made worse by the presence of a policeman. — Brendan Behan Copy Share Image
I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society except that which makes the roads safer, the beer stronger, the food cheaper and… — Brendan Behan Copy Share Image
“I respect kindness in human beings first of all, and kindness to animals. I don't respect the law; I have a total irreverence for… — Brendan Behan Copy Share Image
Other people have a nationality. The Irish and the Jews have a psychosis. — Brendan Behan Copy Share Image
The big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for money usually costs a lot less. — Brendan Behan Copy Share Image
I saw a notice which said, 'Drink Canada Dry' and I've just started. — Brendan Behan Copy Share Image
