Sentenced to Life Quotes

“An army that never leaves its defences Is bound to be defeated, said Napoleon, Who left them, and was defeated.”
― Clive James, Sentenced to Life

“It is a sad farewell. You loved it all.
You dream that you might keep it in your head
But memories, where can you take them to?
Take one last look at them. They end with you.”
― Clive James, Sentenced to Life: Poems