Vaguely conscious of that great suspense in which we live, we find our escape from its sterile, annihilating reality in many dreams, in religion, passion, art.

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The quote above suggests that people have found their escape from the world's sterile, annihilating reality in many dreams, in religion, passion ,art. When one of these escapes becomes bigger than life, it can be called religion. A lot of people are always doing things to escape from the sterility of the world. Religion is a great escape because it gives you hope that you can live forever in heaven or that there is something beyond this life on earth. Art is also something that allows us to escape because it gives us a way to express emotions and feelings more freely without fear of judgement .

Source: The Symbolist Movement In Literature

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