Brendan Behan

"You can take a fellow out of Dublin, but you can't take Dublin out of a fellow."

"The only time I ever believed in the law of the jungle was when I was in prison."

"I have always believed that the greatest blessings come from God - if you believe in Him."

"They say crime doesn't pay, but I've had a decent living out of crime."

"Writing about music is like dancing about architecture."

"The most important thing in the world is to love somebody."

"An Irish pub is the poorest man's university."

"When I came out of prison, I had my pride and my liberty."

"I've never met an Englishman who didn't respect an Irishman who stood up to him."

"A real friend is somebody who will let you cry at them."

"Dublin is in the Liffey and the Liffey is in Dublin."

"Politics is a very interesting game, but I have not the strength of mind for it."

"The strong survive and the weak perish - that's nature's law."

"I never wrote to please anyone but myself."

"Myself and my colleagues in the revolutionary movement were just doing our job."

"There's an old saying that you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink."

"I've met saints and sinners, and the sinners are often better company."

"Life is too short to drink bad whiskey."

"The difference between a man and a boy is the price of his toys."

"I tried to lead a good life, but my talents were better suited to other pursuits."

"Music and writing are the only two things that ever made sense to me."

"In Ireland, the inevitable never happens, only the impossible."

"I always try to be kind because kindness matters more than intelligence."

"There's nothing like a wake for sorting out who your real friends are."

"Revolution is something they talk about in drawing rooms."

"You can't teach an old dog new tricks - unless the dog wants to learn."

"The trouble with the world is that it's always one step behind the times."

"I was in and out of the jug a few times - it was good material for writing."

"Every man has two deaths - the death of his body and the death of his reputation."

"The British have a way of making everything seem inevitable after they've done it."