A movie will do in one second, with one image, what it will take a novelist at least a page to describe. Yann Martel describeimagemovie Change image and share on social
I'm looking at a dead event and trying to give it new life. In a sense, I'm a taxidermist. Yann Martel deadeventgive Change image and share on social
A great literary work can be completely, completely unpredictable. Which can sometimes make them very hard to read, but it gives them a great originality. Yann Martel completelygreathard Change image and share on social
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
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
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
