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Escapists Quotes

John Kenneth Galbraith quote: "We have escapist fiction, so why not escapist biography?"
We have escapist fiction, so why not escapist biography? John Kenneth Galbraith
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 ecstasy now is the word comfort, a tremendously bloodless notion. Drugs are not comfortable, and anyone who thinks they are comfortable or even escapist should not toy with drugs unless they’re willing to get their noses rubbed in their own stuff. Terence McKenna
The general rule which we have pretty much established among them is that in all experiences which can make them happier or better only the physical facts are 'real' while the spiritual elements are 'subjective'; in all experiences which can discourage or corrupt them the spiritual elements are the main reality and to ignore them is to be an escapist. C. S. Lewis
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 made precisely for me. Chuck Klosterman
Julio Cortazar quote: "Happy are those who choose, those who accept being chosen, the..."
Happy are those who choose, those who accept being chosen, the handsome heroes, the handsome saints, the perfect escapists. Julio Cortazar
P. D. James quote: "I don't see why escapist literature shouldn't also be a work..."
I don't see why escapist literature shouldn't also be a work of art. P. D. James
Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisioned by the enemy, don't we consider it his duty to escape?. . .If we value the freedom of mind and soul, if we're partisans of liberty, then it's our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can! J. R. R. Tolkien
Harvey Weinstein quote: "People want to see big, escapist fare. They don't want to be..."
People want to see big, escapist fare. They don't want to be challenged to think. Harvey Weinstein
My music is homegrown from the garden of New Orleans. Music is everything to me short of breathing. Music also has a role to lift you up - not to be escapist but to take you out of misery. Allen Toussaint
Rob Zombie quote: "I think it is good escapist entertainment even though it's bad."
I think it is good escapist entertainment even though it's bad. Rob Zombie
Thom Yorke quote: "I've never believed that pop music is escapist trash. There's..."
I've never believed that pop music is escapist trash. There's always a darkness in it, even amidst great pop music. Thom Yorke
Siouxsie Sioux quote: "Pop music for me was definitely escapist, but never studious."
Pop music for me was definitely escapist, but never studious. Siouxsie Sioux
Maeve Binchy quote: "I'm an escapist kind of writer."
I'm an escapist kind of writer. Maeve Binchy

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