War subjects itself to transportation in a way that we find acceptable.
YANN MARTELIt’s important in life to conclude things properly. Only then can you let go. Otherwise you are left with words you should have said but never did, and your heart is heavy with remorse.
More Yann Martel Quotes
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First wonder goes deepest; wonder after that fits in the impression made by the first.
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I find that movies tend to fix the aesthetics of a story in people’s minds.
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We are all born like Catholics, aren’t we—in limbo, without religion, until some figure introduces us to God?
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…for everything has a trace of the divine in it.
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If you stumble at mere believability, what are you living for? Isn’t love hard to believe?
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I have read that there are two fears that cannot be trained out of us: the startle reaction upon hearing an unexpected noise, and vertigo.
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Any writer will be happy and good only if they know what they’re doing and why they’re doing it.
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Reality is how we interpret it. Imagination and volition play a part in that interpretation. Which means that all reality is to some extent a fiction.
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My life is like a memento mori painting from European art: there is always a grinning skull at my side to remind me of the folly of human ambition.
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How long does it take for a broken spirit to kill a body that has food, water and shelter?
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I went about the job in a direct way. I took the hatchet in both my hands and vigorously beat the fish on the head with the hammerhead (I still didn’t have the stomach to use the sharp edge).
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If you took the city of Tokyo and turned it upside down and shook it you would be amazed at the animals that fall out: badgers, wolves, boa constrictors, crocodiles, ostriches, baboons, capybaras, wild boars, leopards, manatees, ruminants, in untold numbers.
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The three religions because I wanted to discuss faith, not organized religion, so wanted to relativize organized religion by having Pi practice three.
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My feelings can perhaps be imagined, but they can hardly be described.
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I thought they were helping me. I was so full of trust in them that I felt grateful as they carried me in the air. Only when they threw me overboard did I begin to have doubts.
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