Yann Martel book Life of Pi
Variant: I did not count the days or the weeks or the months. Time is an illusion that only makes us pant. I survived because I forgot even the very notion of time.
Source: Life of Pi
“I survived because I forgot even the very notion of time.”
— Yann Martel, book Life of Pi
Source: Life of Pi (2001), Chapter 63, p. 212
Context: I did not count the days or the weeks or the months. Time is an illusion that only makes us pant. I survived because I forgot even the very notion of time.
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Canadian author best known for the book Life of Pi 1963Related quotes
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