Alive Quote by Brendan Behan

“Many a man has decided to stay alive not because of the will to live but because of the determination not to give assorted surviving bastards the satisfaction of his death.” quote by Brendan Behan — Download Open 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 surviving bastards the satisfaction of his death.”

Brendan Behan

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