Fanatics do not have faith - they have belief. With faith you let go. You trust. Whereas with belief you cling. Yann Martel beliefclingfaith Change image and share on social
If I didn't have children, I think my life would be a failure. Yann Martel childfailurelife Change image and share on social
Any writer will be happy and good only if they know what they're doing and why they're doing it. Yann Martel goodhappywriter 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
I find that movies tend to fix the aesthetics of a story in people's minds. Yann Martel aestheticfindfix Change image and share on social
How do you live with evil? Art is traditionally - certainly with my secular background - the answer, but art is very self-referential, whereas religion claims to go beyond the bounds of human existence. Yann Martel answerartbackground 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