Yann Martel Short Quotes

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My greatest wish - other than salvation - was to have a book.

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There's nothing like the unimaginable to make people believe.

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A work of art works because it is true, not because it is real.

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No one dies of nausea, but it can seriously sap the will to live.

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My greatest wish — other than salvation — was to have a book.

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I turned around, stepped over the Zebra and threw myself overboard.

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You must take life the way it comes at you and make the best of it.

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You may not believe in life, but I don't believe in death. Move on!

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Can there be any happiness greater than the happiness of salvation?

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Jesus, Mary, Muhammad and Vishnu, how good to see you Richard Parker!

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There's no peace like the peace of an inner courtyard on a sunny day.

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Afterwards, when it's all over, you meet God. What do you say to God?

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My feelings can perhaps be imagined, but they can hardly be described.

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As for hearing, the sloth is not so much deaf as uninterested in sound.

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If you take two steps towards God,' he used to tell me, 'God runs to you!

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It is simple and brutal: a person can get used to anything, even to killing.

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Words are cold, muddy toads trying to understand sprites dancing in a field.

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We commonly say in the trade that the most dangerous animal in a zoo is Man.

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If there's only one nation in the sky, shouldn't all passports be valid for it?

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Repetition is important in the training not only of animals but also of humans.
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He's a shy man. Life has taught him not to show off what is most precious to him.

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First wonder goes deepest; wonder after that fits in the impression made by the first.

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Religion?" Mr Kumar grinned broadly. "I don't believe in religion. Religion is darkness.

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I must say a word about fear. It is life's only true opponent. Only fear can defeat life.

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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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If you stumble at mere believability, what are you living for? Isn't love hard to believe?

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Much hostile and aggressive behaviour among animals is the expression of social insecurity.

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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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A house is a compressed territory where our basic needs can be fulfilled close by and safely.

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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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