Quotes About Escaping Reality Novels & Stories

Nang bumukas na ang elevator ay nagmamadali akong lumabas doon at palabas na sana ako ng exit nang biglang may humarang sa akin. Gulat akong nag-angat ng tingin kay Penelope, na ngayon ay masama ang tingin sa akin. “I am willing to ruin my career right now, just to slap your face where you stand right now, Talulla,” nanggigil na sabi nito sa akin. “Penelope–” hindi ko naituloy ang sasabihin ko nang malakas niya akong sinampal sa kaliwang pisngi ko.

‘Yung slow smile na alam mong may kalokohan sa likod. “That,” ani Kikay, tumuturo sa card, “is your escape hatch.” Kumunot ang noo ni Bernard. “Escape saan?” “From heartbreak, to stress, to overthinking, from your stupid ex…” Sunod-sunod na litanya ni Kikay habang naglalakad sa tapat niya ng pabalikbalik na para bang nasa runway ito. “Think of it as… therapy na hindi boring. Therapy na mas masarap. Mas exciting. Mas… liberating.”

“Parang wala kang iisipin, wala kang tatakbuhan.” “Yeah,” tugon ni Jarred. “Maybe that’s why people come here—to forget.” “Or to remember,” sagot ni Veronica, nakangiti. “Depende kung anong gusto mong takasan.” Tumigil si Jarred sa paglalakad at tumingin sa kanya. “And you? What are you running from?” Napatigil si Veronica, tumingin sa kanya nang diretso. “Maybe… myself,” sagot niya. “The part of me that still believes in happy endings.”

Napangiti ako ng tipid. Buong buhay ko ay hindi ko pa ito nararanasan. I always wanted to isolate myself. I dream of leaving and never return home, to escape reality. Now that my dream really did come true, maybe this is the right time to stand with what I really want. Can I just savour the moments of staying here in Gokayama before I go back to reality? “Huwag mo sabihing ayaw mo na umuwi?” nakakunot ang noo niyang tanong. Naiangat ko ang tingin ko sa kanya. Maging siya ay naguguluhan pero ngumiti lamang ako.

sambit nito sa akin, saka mainam na pinagmamasdan ang mga nagliliparang paruparo sa himpapawid. “You just need to hurdle to make it through the end. Life is just like a wheel, sometimes youʼre in the top, but sometimes, youʼre in the bottom,” pagpapaliwanag ko. “Unfortunately, I donʼt typically believe on that quote. All my life, I didnʼt felt that I had been in the top. For me, I can definitely define that life is survival. You have to do something to survive in this complicated world. Even you have to do something bad that can harm a personʼs feeling,” pangangatuwiran nito sa akin, saka bumuga ng hangin. “I wish I didnʼt exist on this world. Even if I exist, I wish I have died back then. I

“Kung patuloy mo lang sasaktan ang sarili mo, then better let go, Lessi.” How can I escape from the prison I personally made? Hindi na ata ako makakawala pa. The photoshoot was done well. I’m a professional actress at ginawa ko lang ang kailangan para hindi maapektuhan ang career ko. This is all I have and I don’t let anyone destroy this.

“You need this to escape from your family and from the reality that you're in love.” Napangiwi ako ng dinagdagan niya pa ang kanyang sinabi. Okay na sana eh, pero hindi talaga mawawala ang pagiging tarantado ng lalaking ito kahit na sa anong usapan. Kinuha ko ang baso na may lamang alak at ininom iyon ng hindi nagdadalawang-isip. Maybe Arthur was right, that I need to drink to escape from everything weighing on my chest. And maybe… to confirm whether he was right for the other reason?

mahaba niyang paliwanag saka nag-aalala pang tumingin sa akin. I chose to walk this path, I expect something like this. Pero hindi ko parin maiwasan ang kabahan sa totoo lang. Matagal nang naging miserable ang buhay ko, I have live so pathetically because I wanted to escape the reality. I wanted to run away from everything but now that I have the courage to desire despite of my uncertainty, I won't run away anymore.

I dreamed of a happy life that doesn't come to an end, but I guess, a happy one doesn't exist to last. It was just a short time-lapse, when everything seemed fine. When we think, we are living a life according to our plan. But they said, our future doesn't depend on what we thought it could be. Even how many times we planned for a specific scenario, there is always something and someone that will ruin it. That will ruin us, and that someone and something that will eventually convince us to better escape realities and hide from the misery that the world gives.

Ang report sa kanya ay hindi sila nagagawi doon. "F*ck! Isipin mong maigi ang gagawin! Isipin mo na magiging maayos na ang buhay mo ngayon. Wala ng takot. Just think that they will be free in pain. Lalo na ang asawa mo" sabi ng utak niya. Isinandal niya ang kanyang likod sa swivel chair niya. Bumuga siya ng hangin. At hinawakan ang kanyang sintido. Sumasakit ang ulo niya. Thinking about them and how his happiness vanish because of him.