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Escape Quotes

Most Famous Escape Quotes of All Time!

Every tale, these Escaping quotes suggest, is really one story: the pull toward getting away. Charming faces are often the ones we forget soonest, even as we long to hold onto them.

Pardon me if this all sounds corny, but when you put on a record, I'd like it to be an escape from everything you do.

Quotes by Aesop Rock

I was involved with drama departments since the 5th grade. I played at it. It was an escape.

Quotes by Adam Baldwin

Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history. We, of this Congress and this administration, will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance, or insignificance, can spare one or another of us. The fiery trial through which we pass will...

Abraham Lincoln

All the best stories are but one story in reality - the story of escape. It is the only thing which interests us all and at all times, how to escape.

Quotes by A. C. Benson

Escaped Quotes

I gave up writing children's books. I wanted to escape from them as I had once wanted to escape from 'Punch': as I have always wanted to escape. In vain.

Quotes by A. A. Milne

Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape.

Quotes by William S. Burroughs

ICOs cannot escape startup evolution characteristics. This means that their growth will be hard fought, hard earned, and hardly a walk in the park.

Quotes by William Mougayar

I think middle-age is the best time, if we can escape the fatty degeneration of the conscience which often sets in at about fifty.

Quotes by William Inge

Marx, Darwin and Freud are the three most crashing bores of the Western World. Simplistic popularization of their ideas has thrust our world into a mental straitjacket from which we can only escape by the most anarchic violence.

Quotes by William Golding

Escapes Quotes

It is better that ten guilty escape than one innocent suffer.

Quotes by William Blackstone

At home, when the heating pipes made noises, I imagined a tiny person was in there skipping with a rope. The fantasy world of tiny things became my escape.

Quotes by Willard Wigan

When we started after Osama bin Laden, we really decided to go after the Taliban. And we seemed to be content to kick the Taliban out of Kandahar. And then we let Osama bin Laden escape from Tora Bora.

Quotes by Wesley Clark

Faces that have charmed us the most escape us the soonest.

Quotes by Walter Scott

All the best stories in the world are but one story in reality - the story of escape. It is the only thing which interests us all and at all times, how to escape.

Quotes by Walter Bagehot

Escaping Quotes

Becoming an actor let me escape the me that I had in my heart, which was I'm a loser.

Quotes by Trudie Styler

Music is an escape for me.

Quotes by Tom Scholz

Even the Beatles found it hard to escape their image; they were trapped by it.

Quotes by Tina Weymouth

War is only a cowardly escape from the problems of peace.

Thomas Mann

He that hath deserved hanging may be glad to escape with a whipping.

Quotes by Thomas Brooks

Escapism Quotes

There are few retreats, that can escape the penetrating eye of avarice.

Quotes by Thomas Clarkson

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of quotes will I find in this Escape collection?
This collection gathers lines about slipping away from something, whether that's a difficult moment, a fixed idea, or everyday routine. Some are reflective, framing escape as a universal human pull, while others touch on real historical events where the word applies literally. Together they show how differently the same idea can be used depending on context.
Why do people search for escape quotes?
People often look for these quotes when they're feeling stuck and want language for the urge to get away, even briefly. Others use them as captions for travel photos or moments of stepping back from stress. The word carries both a literal and emotional meaning, which gives the collection wide appeal.
Is there a quote here about storytelling and escape?
Yes, one quote argues that every great story is really the same story underneath: how to escape. It's a reminder that fiction and film often work because they let readers and viewers momentarily leave their own circumstances. If that idea resonates, the Escapism collection explores it further.
Are any of these quotes tied to real events rather than personal feelings?
One quote references a specific moment in modern military history involving the search for a well-known figure who evaded capture. It's included as a factual, historical reference point rather than a comment on the theme of personal escape, so readers should treat it in that neutral, informational light.
How can I use escape quotes in daily life?
They work well as captions for a getaway, as a note to self when you need a mental break, or simply as a line to sit with when routine feels heavy. For related moods, the Escaping and Escapes pages offer more variations on the same feeling.

Desperation can become fuel for real change, and only those willing to leave old beliefs behind manage to break free, as these Escapism and Escapes reflections show.