Quotes by Yann Martel

Yann Martel

Yann Martel

Canadian author

Lived from: 1963 -

Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagCanada

Born: 25 june 1963

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  • You must take life the way it comes at you and make the best of it.
    Het leven van Pi
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  • If we, citizens, do not support our artists, then we sacrifice our imagination on the altar of crude reality and we end up believing in nothing and having worthless dreams.
    Het leven van Pi p.11
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  • It is true that those we meet can change us, sometimes so profoundly that we are not the same afterwards, even unto our names.”
    Het leven van Pi p.36
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  • Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance.
    Het leven van Pi p.18
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  • To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation.
    Het leven van Pi p.46
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  • When you've suffered a great deal in life, each additional pain is both unbearable and trifling.
    Het leven van Pi
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What are the most famous quotes from Yann Martel?

The two most famous quotes from Yann Martel are:

  • "You must take life the way it comes at you and make the best of it."
  • "If we, citizens, do not support our artists, then we sacrifice our imagination on the altar of crude reality and we end up believing in nothing and having worthless dreams."

When did Yann Martel live?

Yann Martel was born in 1963.