Exile

Exile

Exile means to be away from one's home (i.e. city, state or country), while either being explicitly refused permission to return and/or being threatened with imprisonment or death upon return. It can be a form of punishment and solitude.

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Famous quotes containing the word exile:

    “Public employment contributes neither to advantage nor happiness. It is but honorable exile from one’s family and affairs.”
    —Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)

    “the bird in the poplar tree
    dreaming, his head
    tucked into
    far-and-near exile under his wing ...”
    —Denise Levertov (b. 1923)

    “Ha, banishment? Be merciful, say “death”;
    For exile hath more terror in his look,
    Much more than death. Do not say “banishment!””
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)