Alone The prospect of success in achieving our most cherished dream is not without its terrors. Who is more deprived and alone than the man who has achieved... Brendan Behan 15
Alone The 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,... Brendan Behan 19
Death 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 Behan 28
Death When I came back to Dublin I was courtmartialed in my absence and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence. Brendan Behan 25