I was court-martialled in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence.
Brendan BehanThey took away our land, our language, and our religion; but they could never harness our tongues.
Brendan BehanThe Bible was a consolation to a fellow alone in the old cell. The lovely thin paper with a bit of matress stuffing in it, if you could get a match, was as good a smoke as I ever tasted.
Brendan Behan