I know zoos are no longer in people’s good graces. Religion faces the same problem. Certain illusions about freedom plague them both.
YANN MARTELHindus, in their capacity for love, are indeed hairless Christians, just as Muslims, in the way they see God in everything, are bearded Hindus, and Christians, in their devotion to God, are hat wearing Muslims.
More Yann Martel Quotes
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The language of prose is very different than the language of cinema, so the movie has to successfully translate what was in the book.
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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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The idea of a flip book still really appeals to me. That idea of fiction and non-fiction.
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There are animals we haven’t stopped by. Don’t think they’re harmless. Life will defend itself no matter how small it is.
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Misery loves company, and madness calls it forth.
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When you’ve suffered a great deal in life, each additional pain is both unbearable and trifling.
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I wept heartily over this poor little deceased soul. It was the first sentient being I had ever killed. I was now a killer. I was now as guilty as Cain. I was sixteen years old, a harmless boy, bookish and religious, and now I had blood on my hands. It’s a terrible burden to carry. All sentient life is sacred.
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How true is that necessity is the mother of invention, how very true.
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Life on a lifeboat isn’t much of a life. It is like an end game in chess, a game with few pieces. The elements couldn’t be more simple, nor the stakes higher.
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I go to mass every Sunday, but love going to mosques too. Muslims pray in a beautiful way.
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I find that movies tend to fix the aesthetics of a story in people’s minds.
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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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If you don’t have dreams, how do you maneuver reality? Where do you get the ideas to change reality if not from dreams?
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Why make dirty what is beautiful, spoil what is perfect? Love.
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Don’t you bully me with your politeness!
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