"Fanatics do not have faith - they have belief. With faith you let go. You trust. Whereas with belief you cling."
-Yann Martel
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"Reality is how we interpret it. Imagination and volition play a part in that interpretation. Which means that all reality is to some extent a fiction.“
-Yann Martel
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"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."
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"Cinema is visually powerful, it is a complete experience, reaches a different audience. It's something I really like. I like movies."
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"I find that movies tend to fix the aesthetics of a story in people's minds."
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