Escapist Quotes

34 Escapist quotes by 30 unique authors

The Sims is an escapist vehicle for people who want to escape to where they already are, which is why I thought this game was… — Chuck Klosterman
The problem with most genre fantasy is that it's not nearly fantastic enough. It's escapist, but it can't escape. — China Mieville
Ecstasy is a complex emotion containing elements of joy, fear, terror, triumph, surrender, and empathy. What has replaced our prehistoric understanding of this complex of… — Terence McKenna
I think myself I ought to be shot for writing such nonsense.... But it's unquestionably good escapist literature and I think I should rather like… — Georgette Heyer
I think that pretty much every form of fiction (I’d include fantasy, obviously) can actually be a real escape from places where you feel bad,… — Neil Gaiman
Minimalism? It is something I appreciate as an art form but leave to others - unless you count a collection of warhorse-workwear Yves Saint Laurent… — Suzy Menkes
The writer must face the fact that ordinary lives are what most people live most of the time, and that the novel as a narration… — John Updike
Pop music for me was definitely escapist, but never studious. — Siouxsie Sioux
When I was a teenager I was a total romantic escapist. My world was books. — Colin Wilson

Who Wrote These Escapist Quotes

30 authors contributed a total of 34 Escapist Quotes, led by these top contributors: