Yann Martel
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If I didn't have children, I think my life would be a failure.
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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.
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I love Canada. It's a wonderful political act of faith that exists atop a breathtakingly beautiful land.
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Fanatics do not have faith - they have belief. With faith you let go. You trust. Whereas with belief you cling.
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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.