I was court-martialled in my ...

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

Quotes from the same author

No yesterdays are ever wasted for those who give themselves to today.
 Brendan Behan
God forgive us-but most of us grew up to be the sort of men our mothers warned us against.
 Brendan Behan
That you, sister. May you be the mother of a bishop.
 Brendan Behan
If you accept your limitations you go beyond them.
 Brendan Behan
To get enough to eat was regarded as an achievement. To get drunk was a victory.
 Brendan Behan