I am not an autobiographical writer. Yann Martel autobiographicalwriter Change image and share on social
The language of prose is very different than the language of cinema, so the movie has to successfully translate what was in the book. Yann Martel bookcinemalanguage Change image and share on social
You can't quantify human pain the way you can measure out sugar. Death comes one individual at a time. Yann Martel deathhumanindividual Change image and share on social
In all big cities the style of life is the same. Same endless array of restaurants; same big museums with the usual suspects; same anonymity, which can be thrilling when you're young but which I found got tiresome. Yann Martel anonymityarraybig share on social
It's true, too, that I'm tired of using books as political bullets and grenades. Books are too precious and wonderful to be used for long in such a fashion. Yann Martel bookbulletfashion Change image and share on social
Words are much better at relating emotions and thoughts. Yann Martel emotionrelatethought Change image and share on social
Words aren't very good at describing complicated, strange visual things. You can try, and the reader will have some sort of image in their mind, but words aren't good at that. Yann Martel complicatedescribegood Change image and share on social
I can't live for more than four years outside of Canada. I'm Canadian, so ultimately that is my reference point. Yann Martel canadacanadianlive Change image and share on social
I like using animals because they help suspend my reader's disbelief. We have certain ideas about dentists. We don't have many ideas about rhinoceros dentists. Yann Martel animaldentistdisbelief Change image and share on social
