Yann Martel: Trending quotes (page 4)

“As for hearing, the sloth is not so much deaf as uninterested in sound.”

“My gratitude to him is as boundless as the Pacific ocean.”

“I must say a word about fear. It is life's only true opponent. Only fear can defeat life.”

“Faith in God is an opening up, a letting go, a deep trust, a free act of love.”

“First wonder goes deepest; wonder after that fits in the impression made by the first.”

“I explore it now in the only place left for it, my memory.”

“know what you want. You want a story that won’t surprise you. That will confirm what you already know. That won’t make you see higher or further or differently.”

“I cannot think of a better way to spread the faith. No thundering from a pulpit, no condemnation from bad churches, no peer pressure, just a book of scripture quietly waiting to say hello, as gentle and powerful as a little girl's kiss on your cheek.”

“Gloom is but a shadow of a cloud passing by”

“A work of art works because it is true, not because it is real.”

“It's amazing how willpower can build walls.”

“.. the most dangerous animal in a zoo is Man.”

“Stories--individual stories, family stories, national stories--are what stitch together the disparate elements of human existence into a coherent whole. We are story animals.”

“It was as unbelievable as the moon catching fire.”

“If you take two steps towards God,' he used to tell me, 'God runs to you!”

“Don’t worry about being good…. Aspire to be authentic.”

“It's important in life to conclude things properly. Only then can you let go. Otherwise you are left with words you should have said but never did, and your heart is heavy with remorse." Page 316”

“A house is a compressed territory where our basic needs can be fulfilled close by and safely.”

“Slice a pear and you will find that its flesh is incandescent white. It glows with inner light. Those who carry a knife and a pear are never afraid of the dark.”