Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Yann Martel

Quote by Yann Martel

“Atheists are my brothers and sisters of a different faith, and every word they speak speaks of faith. Like me, they go as far as the legs of reason will carry them -- and then they leap.”

Quote by Yann Martel

Work

Life of Pi

Yann Martel's 'Life of Pi' is a narrative that follows the young Pi Patel's extraordinary journey after a shipwreck leaves him adrift in the Pacific Ocean with a zoo of animals. The story combines elements of fantasy and realism, prompting readers to question the nature of reality and the limits of human endurance. more

Author

Yann Martel
Yann Martel

Yann Martel is a Canadian author known for his unique literary style and profound themes. His novel 'Life of Pi' won the Booker Prize in 2002 and became an international bestseller, propelling him to global recognition. Martel's works often explore deep questions of humanity and existence. more

You May Also Like

“but they were frightened at his survivant will, once a will to live, now become a will to die.”

“People living alone get used to loneliness.”

“Her beauty climbed the rolling slope, it came into the room, rustling ghost-like through the curtains.”

“I like France, where everybody thinks he's Napoleon--down here everybody thinks he's Christ.”

“He had possessed the arrogance of a tall member of a short race, with no obligation save to be tall.”

“Making judgments on films is in many ways so peculiarly vaporous an occupation that the only question is why, beyond the obvious opportunities for a few lectures fees and a little careerism at a dispiritingly self-limiting level, anyone does it in the first place.”