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Flann O'Brien quotes

Irish Writer October 5, 1911 – April 1, 1966

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If a man stands before a mirror and sees in it his reflection, what he sees is not a true reproduction of himself but a picture of himself when he was a younger man Flann O'Brien
Trellis wants his salutary book to be read by all. He realizes that purely a moralizing tract would not reach the public. Therefore he is putting plenty of smut into his book. Flann O'Brien
Tell me, ' he continued, 'would it be true that you are an itinerant dentist and that you came on a tricycle?' 'It would not, ' I replied. 'On a patent tandem?' 'No.' [...] 'Then maybe you are no ...dentist at all, ' he said, 'but only a man after a dog licence or papers for a bull?' 'I did not say I was a dentist, ' I said sharply, 'and I did not say anything about a bull. Flann O'Brien
When money's tight and is hard to get. And your horse has also ran, When all you have is a heap of debt. A PINT OF PLAIN IS YOUR ONLY MAN. Flann O'Brien
A wise old owl once lived in a wood, the more he heard the less he said, the less he said the more he heard, let's emulate that wise old bird. Flann O'Brien
Flann O'Brien quote: "A woman doesn't care if she hasn't a stomach, provided she..."
A woman doesn't care if she hasn't a stomach, provided she looks as if she hasn't. Flann O'Brien
I mean to say, whether a yarn is tall or small I like to hear it well told. I like to meet a man that can take in hand to tell a story and not make a balls of it while he's at it. I like to know where I am, do you know. Everything has a beginning and an end. Flann O'Brien
We should not sleep to recover the energy expended when awake but rather wake occasionally to defecate the unwanted energy that sleep engenders. Flann O'Brien
For my sustenance at night, the whole that my hands can gleanfrom the gloom of the oak-gloomed oaks--the herbs and the plenteous fruits... Flann O'Brien
The majority of the members of the Irish parliament are professional politicians, in the sense that otherwise they would not be given jobs minding mice at crossroads. Flann O'Brien
It is clear enough that you are making some distinction in what you said, that there is some nicety of terminology in your words. I can't quite follow you. Flann O'Brien
Flann O'Brien quote: "I am completely half afraid to think."
I am completely half afraid to think. Flann O'Brien
Flann O'Brien quote: "What you think is the point is not the point at all but only..."
What you think is the point is not the point at all but only the beginning of the sharpness. Flann O'Brien
Flann O'Brien quote: "Questions are like the knocks of beggarmen, and should not be..."
Questions are like the knocks of beggarmen, and should not be minded. Flann O'Brien
Always ask any questions that are to be asked and never answer any. Turn everything you hear to your own advantage. Always carry a repair outfit. Take left turns as much as possible. Never apply your front brake first. Flann O'Brien

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