Prem Rawat (1957) controversial spiritual leader
The essence of everything., Dortmund Germany October 1, 1978, published by the DLM in The Golden Age No 51, February 1979
1970s
“The world isn't just the way it is. It is how we understand it, no? And in understanding something, we bring something to it, no?
Doesn't that make life a story?”
— Yann Martel, book Life of Pi
Source: Life of Pi
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Canadian author best known for the book Life of Pi 1963Related quotes
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