Quote by Antonin Artaud

Hell is of this world and there are men who are unhappy escapees from hell, escapees destined ETERNALLY to reenact their escape.

Hell is of this world and there are men who are unhappy esca

Summary

This quote suggests that the concept of hell is not limited to an afterlife, but exists within our world. It implies that there are individuals who carry with them deep unhappiness and suffering, as if they have escaped from a personal version of their own hell. Furthermore, it suggests that they are trapped in an eternal cycle of reliving their escape, implying a sense of inevitability and repetition in their lives.

Topics

Escape Escapism

By Antonin Artaud

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Don't tell me peace has broken out.

Don't tell me peace has broken out.

Money

Libraries are not made, they grow.

Libraries are not made, they grow.

Augustine Birrell

History

A cowardly cur barks more fiercely than it bites.

A cowardly cur barks more fiercely than it bites.

Quintus Curtius Rufus

Cowardice/weakness

This feather stirs; she lives! if it be so, it is a chance w

This feather stirs; she lives! if it be so, it is a chance which does redeem all sorrows that ever I have felt.

William Shakespeare

Life Death Grief

There are two things which a democratic people will always f

There are two things which a democratic people will always find very difficult - to begin a war and to end it.

Alexis de Tocqueville

Starting right now, attempt to live as if you have no regret

Starting right now, attempt to live as if you have no regrets.

John Cornelius O'Callaghan V

Life Music Moment Live Regret Spontaneous

Acting is also working with people who invite you into their

Acting is also working with people who invite you into their dreams and trust you with their innermost being.

Catherine Deneuve

Dreams

Only the person of worth can recognize the worth in others.

Only the person of worth can recognize the worth in others.

Potential

It was only natural to want to destroy something you could n

It was only natural to want to destroy something you could never have.

Destruction

The degree of one's emotions varies inversely with one's kno

The degree of one's emotions varies inversely with one's knowledge of the facts.

Bertrand Russell

Knowledge

A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be a

A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done.

Power

In Hollywood the woods are full of people that learned to wr

In Hollywood the woods are full of people that learned to write, but evidently can't read. If they could read their stuff, they'd stop writing.

Film / Filmmaking / Movies