The world isn’t just the way it is. It’s how we understand it, no? And in understanding something, we bring something to it, no? Doesn’t that make life a story?
Yann MartelIt’s important in life to conclude things properly. Only then can you let go. Otherwise you are left with words you should have said but never did, and your heart is heavy with remorse.
Yann MartelWhatever the reason for wanting to escape, sane or insane, zoo detractors should realize that animals don't escape to somewhere but from something.
Yann MartelThere are animals we haven't stopped by. Don't think they're harmless. Life will defend itself no matter how small it is.
Yann MartelThose who carry a knife and a pear are never afraid of the dark.
Yann MartelTags: humor
When your own life is threatened, your sense of empathy is blunted by a terrible, selfish hunger for survival.
Yann MartelTags: empathy survival-instinct
For evil in the open is but evil from within that has been let out.
Yann MartelLife is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can.
Yann MartelMy greatest wish -- other than salvation -- was to have a book. A long book with a never-ending story. One I could read again and again, with new eyes and a fresh understanding each time.
Yann MartelThe moon was a sharply defined crescent and the sky was perfectly clear. The stars shone with such fierce, contained brilliance that it seemed absurd to call the night dark.
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