Yann Martel Quotes

Yann Martel — Canadian Author born on June 25, 1963,

Yann Martel is a Canadian author best known for the Man Booker Prize-winning novel Life of Pi, a #1 international bestseller published in more than 50 territories. It has sold more than 12 million copies worldwide and spent more than a year on the New York Times Bestseller list. It was adapted to the screen by Ang Lee... (wikipedia)

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

Every book I've 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.

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.

The moral of a fable is eternal. The moral of a story is temporary to a story.

I'm not a consumer. I hate buying clothes. I don't have a mobile. I just don't need things. I don't like things.