“[M]ischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.” — George Borrow Copy Share Image
“I love stories that suck you in, that you can't stop reading because you are quite simply there.” — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
For me books have always been an incredibly solid part of my life, both as escapism and simply as resource. — Jackie French Copy Share Image
No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality. — Shirley Jackson Copy Share Image
For me, makeup will always be about glamour, fantasy, and escapism! — Violet Chachki Copy Share Image
“Religion is a non-alcoholic man's alcohol. Alcohol is a non-religious man's religion.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“I write thrillers for the same reason that people read them – it's escapism.” — Ken McClure Copy Share Image
People talk about escapism as though it's something nasty but escapism is wonderful! — Margaret Forster Copy Share Image
When I started Participant, I felt that the movie business was ripe for a company that dealt with big issues in a… — Jeffrey Skoll Copy Share Image
I live in my own bubble. I was looking for an audience that wouldn't necessarily be looking for escapism when they came… — Art Spiegelman Copy Share Image
"Getting away from it all," many people want that, and of course ultimately the only way to get away from it all… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
“But I reckon that this realm of higher needs, of something more than just forgetting about everyday life, of mere recreation, this… — Krzysztof Kieślowski Copy Share Image
It's really fun to be in a film that's pure entertainment, that people want to go and see. I think, in the… — Sienna Miller Copy Share Image
Fashion is, after all, a form of escapism, and in fact people are buying more special things than ever, nowadays. They deny… — Tom Ford Copy Share Image
“If fiction and fantasy books are escapism, then let an author write them so as to better equip the reader to face… — Brett Armstrong Copy Share Image
People want fun and escapism at the moment. Look at the success of Guardians of the Galaxy. I think Nolan kick-started a… — Matthew Vaughn Copy Share Image
“Fiction can show you a different world. It can take you somewhere you've never been. Once you've visited other worlds, like those… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
The young man shivered. He rolled the stock themes of fantasy over in his mind: cars and stockbrokers and commuters, housewives and… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
I'm a sucker for entertainment and escapism as much as the next person. I like silly and lowbrow stuff, but I get… — Martin Donovan Copy Share Image
“I can breathe easier now that the appointments are behind me. I missed them all, through deliberate negligence, Having waited for the… — Fernando Pessoa Copy Share Image
“Hence the uneasiness which they arouse in those who, for whatever reason, wish to keep us wholly imprisoned in the immediate conflict.… — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
“Dr. Manning said he'd thought at first it might be sleeping sickness, or even narcolepsy, whatever that was, but - no, Pete… — Henry Kuttner Copy Share Image
“In the language of the day it is customary to describe a certain sort of book as “escapist” literature. As I understand… — A.A. Milne Copy Share Image
Being often with many leading politicians, I feel frustrated that they do not listen. They already know. They fully subscribed to the… — Vaclav Klaus Copy Share Image
It's all about escapism. That's essentially what all movies are about. It's a vicarious thrill. — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
Many of us who walk to and fro upon our usual tasks are prisoners drawing mental maps of escape — Loren Eiseley Copy Share Image