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Colonialism is a terrible bane for a people upon whom it is imposed, but a blessing for a language.

— Yann Martel Beatrice & Virgil (2010)

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

Life of Pi (2001)

To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation.

Life of Pi (2001)

To my mind, faith is like being in the sun. When you are in the sun, can you avoid creating a shadow?

Beatrice & Virgil (2010)

When your own life is threatened, your sense of empathy is blunted by a terrible, selfish hunger for survival.

Words are cold, muddy toads trying to understand sprites dancing in a field.

Beatrice & Virgil (2010)

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