“ But we should not cling! A plague upon fundamentalists and literalists! I am reminded of a story of Lord Krishna when he was a cowherd. Every night he invites the milkmaids to dance with him in the fo… Yann Martel
“ Time and sunshine healed a sore, but the process was slow, and new boils appeared if I didn't stay dry. Yann Martel
“ A house is a compressed territory where our basic needs can be fulfilled close by and safely. Yann Martel
“ But I learned at my expense that Father believed there was another animal even more dangerous than us, and one that was extremely common, too, found on every continent, in every habitat: the redoubtab… Yann Martel
“ Love is hard to believe, ask any lover. Life is hard to believe, ask any scientist. God is hard to believe, ask any believer. Yann Martel
“ The indifference of the many, combined with the active hatred of the few, has sealed the fate of animals. Yann Martel
“ So tell me, since it makes no factual difference to you and you can't prove the question either way, which story do you prefer? Which is the better story, the story with animals or the story without a… Yann Martel
“ Dare I say I miss him? I do. I miss him. I still see him in my dreams. They are nightmares mostly, but nightmares tinged with love.I still cannot understand how he could abandon me so unceremoniously,… Yann Martel
“ Atheists are my brothers and sisters of a different faith, and every word they speak speaks of faith. Like me, they go as far as the legs of reason will carry them -- and then they leap. Yann Martel
“ Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can get. Yann Martel
“ I'll tell you, that's one thing I hate about my nickname, the way the number runs on forever. It's important in life to conclude things properly. Only then can you let it go. Otherwise you are left wi… Yann Martel
“ Kematian selalu membuntuti Kehidupan dengan begitu dekat, bukanlah karena keharusan biologis, melainkan karena rasa iri. Kehidupan ini begitu indah, sehingga maut pun jatuh cinta padanya. Cinta yang p… Yann Martel
“ If you fall into a lion's pit, the reason the lion will tear you to pieces is not because it's hungry-be assured, zoo animals are amply fed-or because it's bloodthirsty, but because you've invaded it'… Yann Martel
“ Was it the forgetfulness of old age or personal incapacity that made the man able to say please but not thank you? Yann Martel
“ Trees were not hard, irritable things, but discreetly orgasmic beings moaning at a level too deep for our brutish ears. And flowers were quick explosive orgasms, like making love in the shower. Yann Martel
