Quotes from Brendan Behan

A quotation in a speech, article or book is like a rifle in the hands of an infantryman. It speaks with authority.

If you greatly desire something, have the guts to stake everything on obtaining it.

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.

No man can discover his own talents.

To get enough to eat was regarded as an achievement. To get drunk was a victory.

Nothing hurts more than the friendly letter that one never got around to writing.

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 themselves.

I never turned to drink. It seemed to turn to me.

The big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for money usually costs a lot less.

I saw a notice that said Drink Canada Dry and I've just started.

Pound notes are the best religion in the world.