More quotes by Yann Martel
I must say a word about fear. It is life's only true opponent. Only fear can defeat life.
Colonialism is a terrible bane for a people upon whom it is imposed, but a blessing for a language.
To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation.
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Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,
And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind.
To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.
Not for the body, but for the heart; companion and company are needed.
Love seldom haunts the breast where learning lies,
And Venus sets ere Mercury can rise.
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