Yann Martel
If I didn't have children, I think my life would be a failure.
-Yann Martel
failure
Every book I've written has been a different attempt to understand something, and the success or failure of the previous one is irrelevant. I write the book I want.
-Yann Martel
failure
I love Canada. It's a wonderful political act of faith that exists atop a breathtakingly beautiful land.
-Yann Martel
faith
Fanatics do not have faith - they have belief. With faith you let go. You trust. Whereas with belief you cling.
-Yann Martel
faith
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
imagination
I'm still learning my craft.
-Yann Martel
learning
I find that movies tend to fix the aesthetics of a story in people's minds.
-Yann Martel
movies
Cinema is visually powerful, it is a complete experience, reaches a different audience. It's something I really like. I like movies.
-Yann Martel
movies
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
religion
Fanatics do not have faith - they have belief. With faith you let go. You trust. Whereas with belief you cling.
-Yann Martel
trust
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