Yann Martel (born June 25, 1963) is a Canadian author best known for the Man Booker Prize-winning novel Life of Pi.
You can't quantify human pain the way you can measure out sugar. Death comes one individual at a time. Use this quote
Cinema is visually powerful, it is a complete experience, reaches a different audience. It's something I really like. I like movies. Use this quote
I love Canada. It's a wonderful political act of faith that exists atop a breathtakingly beautiful land. Use this quote
Fanatics do not have faith - they have belief. With faith you let go. You trust. Whereas with belief you cling. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
Most of us get our history through story. Use this quote
I find that movies tend to fix the aesthetics of a story in people's minds. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
