Quotes by : Yann Martel

You might have noticed that I have been sending you used books. I have done this not to save money, but....

Time and sunshine healed a sore, but the process was slow, and new boils appeared if I didn't stay dry.....

Survival starts by paying attention to what is close at hand and immediate. To look out with idle hope....

They never look very big on the table, the bodies. It's built to accommodate the largest frames, there's....

These people walk by a widow deformed by leprosy...walk by children dressed in rags living in the street,....

I wept like a child. It was not because I was overcome at having survived my ordeal, though I was. Nor....

To my mind, faith is like being in the sun. When you are in the sun, can you avoid creating a shadow?....

I'll be honest about it. It is not atheists who get stuck in my craw, but agnostics. Doubt is useful....

I must say a word about fear. It is life’s only true opponent. Only fear can defeat life. It is a clever,....

I must say a word about fear. It is life's only true opponent. Only fear can defeat life. It is a clever,....