How true is that necessity is the mother of invention, how very true.
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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For evil in the open is but evil from within that has been let out.
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You can get used to anything – haven’t I already said that? Isn’t that what all survivors say?
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Life is a peephole, a single tiny entry onto a vastness–how can I not dwell on this brief, cramped view of things? This peephole is all I’ve got!
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For fear, real fear such as shakes you to your foundation, such as you feel when you are brought face to face with your mortal end, nestles in your memory like a gangrene: it seeks to rot everything, even the words with which to speak of it.
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Jesus, Mary, Muhammad and Vishnu, how good to see you Richard Parker!
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My gratitude to him is as boundless as the Pacific ocean.
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It’s important in life to conclude things properly. Only then can you let go.
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A movie will do in one second, with one image, what it will take a novelist at least a page to describe.
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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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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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War subjects itself to transportation in a way that we find acceptable.
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Nature can put on a thrilling show. The stage is vast, the lighting is dramatic, the extras are innumerable, and the budget for special effects is absolutely unlimited.
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My feelings can perhaps be imagined, but they can hardly be described.
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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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I have a story that will make you believe in God.
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