Quotes by Brendan Francis Behan

"The most important things to do in the world are to get something to eat, something to drink and somebody to love you."

"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 themsel"

"I was court-martialled in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence."

"Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount."

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