"At 20, 25, 30, we begin to realise that the possibilities of escape are getting fewer. We have jobs, children, partners, debts. This is the part of us to which literary fiction speaks"
- Mark Haddon
About this Quote
This quote by Mark Haddon talks to the idea that as we age, our lives end up being more and more established in the duties of adulthood. At 20, 25, and 30, we start to realize that our choices for escape are becoming more minimal. We have jobs, children, partners, and financial obligations that tie us down and make it hard to break away from our present lives. Literary fiction talks to this part of us, as it typically handles characters who are fighting with the exact same issues of responsibility and commitment. It can provide an escape from our own lives, permitting us to explore the lives of others and acquire a much better understanding of our own.
This quote is written / told by Mark Haddon somewhere between September 26, 1962 and today. He/she was a famous Novelist from England.
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