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Life on a lifeboat isn't much of a life.
Yann Martel
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Yann Martel
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: June 25
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Just beyond the ticket booth Father had painted on a wall in bright red letters the question: DO YOU KNOW WHICH IS THE MOST DANGEROUS ANIMAL IN THE ZOO? An arrow pointed to a small curtain. There were so many eager, curious hands that pulled at the curtain that we had to replace it regularly. Behind it was a mirror.
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Artists invent things as a way of telling the truth.
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What a terrible thing it is to botch a farewell.
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Christianity stretches back through the ages, but in essence it exists only at one time: right now.
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When the course of experience made me see that there is no saviour and no special grace, no remission beyond the human, that pain is to be endured and fades, if it fades, only with time, then God became nothing to me but a dyslexic dog, with neither bark nor bite.
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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 ears were full. Nothing more, not one more sound, could push into them and be registered.
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Hindus, 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.
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I love cinema. I think the risk of the aesthetics being fixed is compensated by other advantages. Cinema is visually powerful, it is a complete experience, reaches different audience. It's something I really like. I like movies.
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Fanatics do not have faith - they have belief. With faith you let go. You trust. Whereas with belief you cling.
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...for everything has a trace of the divine in it.
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Japanese-owned cargo ship Tsimtsum, flying Panamanian flag, sank July 2nd, 1977, in Pacific, four days out of Manila. Am in lifeboat. Pi Patel my name. Have some food, some water, but Bengal tiger a serious problem. Please advise family in Winnepeg, Canada. Any help very much appreciated. Thank you.
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It is life's only true opponent. Only fear can defeat life.
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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.
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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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