Escaped Prison Fourteen

Famous quotes containing the words escaped, prison and/or fourteen:

    ...I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.
    Bible: Hebrew, Job 19:20.

    They are sworn enemies of lyric poetry.
    In prison they accompany the jailer,
    Enter cells to hear confessions.
    Their short-end comes down
    When you least expect it.
    Charles Simic (b. 1938)

    Fourteen-year-old, why must you giggle and dote,
    Fourteen-year-old, why are you such a goat?
    I’m fourteen years old, that is the reason,
    I giggle and dote in season.
    Stevie Smith (1902–1971)