Simplified Summer Series–Quick Quote

So, July is almost over. I can’t believe it. And it’s hot. So hot!!! Are you keeping cool?

So this quote is somewhat of a contradiction of the last quote I posted. But I like them both. I don’t know which I agree with more. They both make excellent points.

“Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisoned 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

Which quote do you agree with more? Is fantasy an escape, or is it a necessary part of life? Or is it a necessary escape?