I thought I'd begin by reading a poem by Shakespeare, but then I thought, why should I? He never reads any of mine.
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I thought I'd begin by reading a poem by Shakespeare, but then I thought, why should I? He never reads any of mine.
Therec all the rage, Cab Calaway wears one.
The die was cast. It was a proud day for the Milligan family as I was taken from the house. "I'm too young to go," I screamed as Military Policemen dragged me from my pram, clutching a dummy. At Victoria Station the R. T. O. Gave me a travel warrant, a white feather and a picture of Hitler marked "This is your enemy." I searched every compartment, but he wasn't on the train. At 4.30, June 2nd, 1940, on a summer's day all mare's tails and blue sky we arrived at Bexhill-on-Sea, where I got off. It wasn't easy. The train didn't stop there.
Come, come, come? I'm not asking for hundreds of pounds, just a little to start with. Will someone say ten shillings? '
'I can say it, Father'said Milligan, 'but I haven't got it. '
'I've got it, ' thought Dr Goldstein, 'but I'm not going to say it.
With a roof over his head he had ceased to work, living off his [war] pension and his wits, both hopelessly inadequate.
My father had a profound influence on me. He was a lunatic.
Life wasn't too bad. The trouble with Man was, even while he was having a good time, he didn't appreciate it. Why, thought Milligan, this very moment might be the happiest in me life. The very thought of it made him miserable.
I told you I was sick.
Many people die of thirst but the Irish are born with one.
Everybody has to be somewhere!