Brendan Francis Behan

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

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

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