Quotes About Escape

He was becoming something the world had never seen before - a dream animal - living at least partially within a secret universe of his own creation and sharing that secret universe in his head with other, similar heads. Symbolic communication had begun. Man had escaped out of the eternal present of the animal world into a knowledge of past and future. The unseen gods, the powers behind the world of phenomenal appearance, began to stalk through his dreams.

Happy sneaked out of the room and joined merriment down the hall.

O guarda il demonietto! come fugge!

It bypasses Watt Lake and heads way up into the forest and mountains out the

People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid facing their own souls.

Get off," she said. "Get off now." Before its too late, and I decide to celebrate a narrow escape from death in the traditional manner of our species.

Holding a large object aloft, she went after him, and the fellow ran. Then something struck the back of Rupert's head. The world went black with flashing lights. The ground opened up under his feet, and down he went.

Miss, I'm sure lots of women think of running away when men disappoint us. But if all of us was to actually do that, there wouldn't be a woman left in London.

Men, if you've ever been given a fake phone number, it means you scare women. Basically, it says, "I'd reject you to your face, but I'm afraid that my head would wind up in the garbage and my body in the bay. So here's a phony phone number. Hopefully, you won't figure that out until I've made my escape."

When she doesn't want to think about something sad or hurtful, she does what she instructed her own children and those she taught to do: Close your eyes and go somewhere safe and good. Picture something good.

But you need your happy place. If it's not here, you have to go to it. And I need to let you." She paused, let out a soft broken breath. "You taught me that.

A glass of wine is always the solution. Even if you aren't sure of the problem." PHOEBE TRAEGER

Maybe she could just move to Iceland. Iceland might be far enough to escape the humiliation, but probably not. Dammit. She'd kissed a perfect stranger, just accosted him on her doorstep. And… now her heart hurt. Maybe an impending heart attack would explain her behavior.

I figured you'd come here and try to do something stupid." "I did nothing of the kind." "You don't consider ducking beneath that yellow tape stupid?" "Only if I'd gotten caught.

Flying was just what she did, what she loved to do. In the air her problems dropped away and she felt weightless and free. A little bit like how she felt with Parker, actually.

In the action business, when you don't want to say you ran like a mouse, you call it 'taking cover.' It's more heroic.

It came charging toward me, several hundred pounds of angry-looking monster, and I did the only thing any reasonable wizard could have done. I turned around and ran like hell.

You don't have to run faster than the bear to get away. You just have to run faster than the guy next to you.

I'd gone with my usual option. I was running through long tunnels filled with demons and monsters and nightmares, because it was easier than going to the gym.

If I stay, they'll kill me... If I go, at least everything that wants me dead won't be taking it personally.

We're ostriches and the whole world is sand.

For a second, I wanted very badly to know a spell that would let me melt through the floor in a quivering puddle of please-don't-kill-me.

I did the only thing any reasonable wizard could have done. I turned around and ran like hell.

Here there be monster. Bob whispered, half hysterically. Run! Run already!