Just do it. Get it down on the page. Work hard. And then let go. Ask yourself why you want to write. You have to be clear about that.
YANN MARTELThe world isn’t just the way it is. It is how we understand it, no? And in understanding something, we bring something to it, no? Doesn’t that make life a story?
More Yann Martel Quotes
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In that, being famous was no different from being gay, or Jewish, or from a visible minority: you are who you are, and then people project onto you some notion they have.
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We were, literally and figuratively, in the same boat.
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There is no doubt in my mind that that feral giraffes and feral hippos have been living in Tokyo for generations without seeing a soul.
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One moment you are feeling calm, self-possessed, happy. Then fear, disguised in the garb of mild-mannered doubt, slips into your mind like a spy.
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Afterwards, when it’s all over, you meet God. What do you say to God?
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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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You might think I lost all hope at that point. I did. And as a result I perked up and felt much better.
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There are always those who take it upon themselves to defend God… These people fail to realize that it is on the inside that God must be defended, not on the outside.
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I can’t live for more than four years outside of Canada. I’m Canadian, so ultimately that is my reference point.
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I felt I was beating a rainbow to death
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I had to stop hoping so much that a ship would rescue me. I should not count on outside help. Survival had to start with me.
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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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We are all born like Catholics, aren’t we—in limbo, without religion, until some figure introduces us to God?
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Much hostile and aggressive behaviour among animals is the expression of social insecurity.
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Don’t you bully me with your politeness!
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