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)

“At fourteen I married My Lord you.”
—Li Po (701–762)