Escapism Quote by John Geddes

“Researchers have speculated that those who fantasize about how wonderful life could be are ill prepared for the setbacks that frequently occur along the…

— Richard Wiseman

“However, I must admit that keeping myself to myself has not always been comforting. At times, I seemed to suffer spells of depression and…

— Lawrence G. Taylor

“There are days I drop words of comfort on myself like falling leaves and remember that it is enough to be taken care of…

— Brian Andreas

“When the mind is creating troubles, it’s time to come back to the body and the serenity of the present moment.”

— Dan Millman

“Its purpose is self-renewal, and this is accomplished by spending time alone, immersed in the beautiful blanket of silence.”

— Robin S. Sharma

“Often we cling to habits that aren't even comforting or satisfying, simply because we are unable to let go or explore new ways to…

— Lama Surya Das

“Houses, I have come to believe, like love, like nature herself, should not reassure, should not attempt to soothe, or give comfort, but should,…

— Patrick McGrath

“Now, in this blank of things, a harmony, Home-felt, and home-created,comes to heal That grief for which the senses still supply Fresh food; for…

— William Wordsworth

“By experimenting with sympathetic joy, we break from the constricted world of individual struggle and see that joy exists in more places than we…

— Sharon Salzberg

“People feel disturbed not by things, but by the views they take of them.”

— Epictetus

“regardless of social status, we derive comfort from our stuff; the familiar warp and weft of our lives”

— Sue Grafton

“So few things we need to know. And the old wisdoms shudder in us and grow slack. Like renunciation. Like the melancholy beauty of…

— Robert Hass