#escapism

In real life, I'm polite and nice all the time. It's fun to play people who aren't. It's escapism. ↗

— Rachel Weisz

#fun #i #lay people #life #nice

Closing your eyes isn't going to change anything. Nothing's going to disappear just because you can't see what's going on. In fact, things will even be worse the next time you open your eyes. That's the kind of world we live in. Keep your eyes wide open. Only a coward closes his eyes. Closing your eyes and plugging up your ears won't make time stand still. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#page- #change

People talk about escapism as though it's something nasty but escapism is wonderful! ↗

— Margaret Forster

#escapism #nasty #people #something #talk

That idea of escapism... these words could sum up my life. ↗

— Ella Maillart

#escapism #idea #life #my life #sum

You break through the veil whenever you strap on a sword or chant the ancient verses. You escape when you write a poem or a tale that brings beauty into the world. You are set free whenever you love—even those who believe you’re crazy. ↗

— Jef Murray

#escapism #expression #freedom #oloris #art

Once I learned, I went online and ordered every romance novel I could find. They're fairy tales for grown-ups. ↗

— Gena Showalter

#fairy-tales #romance-novels #novel

I think escapism is really important. ↗

— Jordana Brewster

#i #i think #important #really #think

It would be easy to say that I want to play a role that was very much like myself, but more or less with acting, you get to be all these different things, and you aren't trying to be yourself, so it's escapism in a way. ↗

— Summer Altice

#be yourself #different #different things #easy #escapism

My mom didn't let me play video games growing up, so now I do. Gaming gives me a chance to just let go, blow somebody up and fight somebody from another dimension. It's all escapism. ↗

— Wayne Brady

#blow #chance #dimension #escapism #fight

I do like escapism. I like going to the movies on a Friday night and seeing something fun. ↗

— Charlie Kaufman

#friday #friday night #fun #going #i