Quote by Yann Martel
Reality is how we interpret it. Imagination and volition play a pa

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

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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

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

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