Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisioned by the enemy, don't we consider it his duty to escape?... If we value the freedom of mind and soul, if we're partisans of liberty, then it's our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can! J.r.r. Tolkien
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Commonly used in the context of art, this quote was used by Italian writer G. Boccaccio when he said “Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisioned by the enemy, don't we consider it his duty to escape?. .

.If we value the freedom of mind and soul, if we're partisans of liberty, then it's our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can!” This quote is one of many quotes that are widely misquoted. G. Boccaccio never actually wrote this quote; he did write something very similar to what is commonly quoted.

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