"The duty sergeant was going through his routine of asking each brawling set of prisoners who the Billy and who the Ti…"

"That cunt Nietzsche wis wide ay the mark whin he sais ah wis deid. Ah'm no deid; ah jist dinnae gie a fuck. It's no f…"

"Ah jist shrugged, -- Well, as one anarchist plumber sais tae the other: smash the cistern."

"Bad luck is usually transmitted by close proximity to habitual sufferers."

"There's nothing worse than a violent beating from an unremarkable person. Physical violence with someone is too much …"

"Once you've been with each other in a primal, shagging state, it's hard to talk about the weather."

"Ah've never felt anything about countries, other than total disgust. They should fuckin abolish the lot of them. Kill…"

"He died a hero they sais. Ah remember that song: Billy Don't Be A Hero. In fact, he died a spare prick in uniform, wa…"

"The only people that ever made a difference to Billy were the Provos, and they were cunts as well. Ah've no illusions…"

"Ah hate cunts like that. Cunts like Begbie. Cunts that are intae basebaw-batting every fucker that's different; pakis…"