The idea of a flip book still really appeals to me. That idea of fiction and non-fiction. Yann Martel appealbookfiction 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
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
The moral of a fable is eternal. The moral of a story is temporary to a story. Yann Martel eternalfablemoral Change image and share on social
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
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
Books are something social - a writer speaking to a reader - so I think making the reading of a book the center of a social event, the meeting of a book club, is a brilliant idea. Yann Martel bookbrilliantcenter Change image and share on social
