Yann Martel

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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.

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failure

I love Canada. It's a wonderful political act of faith that exists atop a breathtakingly beautiful land.

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faith

Fanatics do not have faith - they have belief. With faith you let go. You trust. Whereas with belief you cling.

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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.

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imagination

I'm still learning my craft.

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learning

I find that movies tend to fix the aesthetics of a story in people's minds.

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movies

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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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.

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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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