Quotes About Escape

Pap he hadn't been seen for more than a year, and that was comfortable for me; I didn't want to see him no more. He used to always whale me when he was sober and could get his hands on me; though I used to take to the woods most of the time when he was around.

ain't a-going to no more. But I reckon I got to light out for

Poco a poco comenzaron a aburrirse y vagaron silenciosos y melancólicos por la isla. Tom se sorprendió a sí mismo escribiendo Becky en la arena; borró el nombre con rabia, pero su mano volvió a escribirlo, se sonrojó y se fue con los otros para ponerse a salvo de la tentación de escribirlo de nuevo.

We made many trips to the lake after that, and had many a hair-breadth escape and blood-curdling adventure which will never be recorded in any history. Chapter

My father gave me the gifts of being able to pay attention to my inner narration no matter how tedious the damn thing could be at times and the knowledge that creating something, be it music or a painting or a poem or a short story, was a way out of wherever you were and a way to find out what the hell happens next and not have it be just the same old thing.

In order to escape then, we have to remember we cannot ponder all paths but must decode only those necessary to get out.

Whenever I felt particularly bad I'd instantly cling to a favorite daydream, one I was willing to revisit constantly, a pretty vivid one too . . .

He is clearly exhausted, dehydrated, and perhaps a little unable to believe he has actually escaped the maze.

All this time I'd believed the cavorting and drinking and sex had done away with that terrible onslaught of fear. Clearly I was wrong. I'd only pushed it off into another place.

which is another story, another place I'm here to avoid, as I'm certain there are places you too have sought to avoid.

As always, one of her books was next to her.

It was a year for the ages, like 79, like 1346, to name just a few. Forget the scythe, Goddamn it, I needed a broom or a mop. And I needed a vacation.

A murderer should probably do many things, but he should never, under any circumstances, come home.

The Keys To Happiness 1.Finishing the Grave Digger's Handbook. 2.Escaping the ire of Santa Maria. 3.Recieving two books for Christmas.

sometimes the human race likes to crank things up a little. They increase the production of bodies and their escaping souls.

I vacation in increments. In colors.

Who could step in while I take a break in your stock-standard resort-style vacation destination, whether it be tropical or of the ski trip variety? The answer, of course, is nobody

Acabaré la carta amb una cita que em va encantar quan la vaig llegir per primer cop, fa molts anys. És de Montesquieu, que va tenir una vida tan afortunada, o una filosofia de vida tan magnífica, com per poder dir: «Je n'ai jamais eu de chagrin qu'une heure de lecture n'ait dissipé» (No he tingut mai cap pena que una hora de lectura no hagi dissipat). Quina sort, la de Montesquieu!

It was the sort of room that made you want to stand around in it and read for the rest of your life

Now hold up your left palm (you may have to put down this book for a minute) and picture your Wild Child there: 2 inches tall, dressed in skins and bark, covered with scars, waiting for an opportunity to escape or subvert the Dictator's brutal control. Watch until you can see them both clearly in your mind's eye.

I wanted to just sink into my media downloads for a while and pretend I didn't exist.

Mary wanted to get out of here and on to another plane of life; but these words weren't going to help her out. They had been put together with only one thing in mind: to lock her in.

To her mind, when you were drowning and a rope was thrown your way, you didn't waste time thinking about what to do. You just grabbed it, then kicked and swam like the devil to safety.

The beach house is a state of mind more than a place.