Quotes by

Yann Martel

I find that movies tend to fix the aesthetics of a story in peoples minds. – Yann Martel

Cinema is visually powerful, it is a complete experience, reaches a different audience. Its something I really like. I like movies. – Yann Martel

Im still learning my craft. – Yann Martel

I love Canada. Its a wonderful political act of faith that exists atop a breathtakingly beautiful land. – Yann Martel

Every book Ive 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

If I didnt have children, I think my life would be a failure. – Yann Martel

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

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

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