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Escaped Quotes

On slipping away, breaking free, and starting over.

To escape can mean fleeing danger, slipping past a difficult childhood, or retreating into imagination when reality feels too heavy. This collection covers all of it, including a few reflections on the harder side of Family circumstances people manage to rise above.

Just because I do what I do doesn't mean I escaped adolescence, all the bumps and bruises that go along with it.

Quotes by Anna Paquin

At that time a lot of young men didn't want to go to the war and kill. This guy that I fell in love with was one of those so he escaped to Canada and I followed him.

Quotes by Ann Wilson

I was born in Yangzhou, China, two years after World War II ended. I was 5 when my family escaped to Taiwan. Eight years later, we moved to Japan.

Quotes by Andrew Cherng

No generation has escaped it - one morning, your skill with the eight-track or the record player or the cotton gin suddenly ceases to impress. It's just one of those inevitable disappointments that come with growing up, like the realization...

Quotes by Alexandra Petri

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the "Escaped Quotes" page about?
It gathers quotes about escaping in different senses — from real emergencies and childhood hardship to imaginative escapes and even plants that spread beyond a garden's edge.
Are these quotes about literal emergencies?
One touches on a real incident involving a safety issue that had to be addressed quickly, showing how "escaped" can describe something serious slipping out of control.
Do any quotes describe escaping into imagination?
Yes, one reflects on building an entire imaginative world as a refuge from a difficult challenge in school, showing how escape can be creative rather than physical.
Is family hardship a theme in this collection?
A couple of quotes touch on rising above difficult family circumstances, which connects with the reflections found in our Family quotes.
Where can I find more quotes about emotional resilience?
Browse our Feel quotes collection for more on navigating difficult emotions.

Other lines take a lighter turn, exploring how something as ordinary as a garden plant can escape its bounds and take on a life of its own. Browse Feel quotes for more on emotional escape, or Best quotes for further inspiration.