Who said "We are always trying to escape ourselves."?

This quote is attributed to Philip Roth.

We are always trying to escape ourselves. - Philip Roth

"We are always trying to escape ourselves."

Philip Roth Life

Novelist American 1933–2018

"The road to hell is paved with works-in-progress."

"I think being funny is not anyone's first choice."

"We're all looking for a way out of the human condition."

"No one in this world gets an easy birth, excepting S.O.B.s."

"Life is meant to be lived with passion."

"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans."

"Life is a journey, not a destination."

"Life's too short for regrets."