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Yann Martel Quotes

Total quotes: 11
“You might think I lost all hope at that point. I did. And as a result I perked up and felt much better.”
— Yann Martel, Life of Pi
Tagged: Hope, lost hope, Losing Hope, Cheer Up, perked up, comfort oneself, Optimism, strong mind, Inspirational, Words of Encouragement For Hard Times
“I still cannot understand how he could abandon me so unceremoniously, without any sort of goodbye, without looking back even once.”
— Yann Martel, Life of Pi
Tagged: Macros, subtitle, Pink, Love, Relationships, Dating, breakup, hearbreak, Abandonment, goodbye
“It’s important in life to conclude things properly. Only then can you let go. Otherwise you are left with words you should have said but never did, and your heart is heavy with remorse.”
— Yann Martel, Life of Pi
Tagged: Conclusion, realizations, Reflections, Letting Go
“To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation.”
— Yann Martel, Life of Pi
Tagged: How To Think, The Art of Awareness, Psychology, Philosophy
“Everything was screaming: the sea, the wind, my heart.”
— Yann Martel, Life of Pi
Tagged: Human Emotions, Symbolism, Extremity
“What hurt the most is not taking a moment to say goodbye.”
— Yann Martel, Life of Pi
Tagged: Saying Goodbye, Leaving, Sad Moments
“You must take life the way it comes at you and make the best of it.”
— Yann Martel, Life of Pi
Tagged: purpose, Life, Advice, Live Boldly
“It is true that those we meet can change us, sometimes so profoundly that we are not the same afterwards, even unto our names.”
— Yann Martel, Life of Pi
Tagged: influence, People Change, Fate, acquaintance with other people
“When you've suffered a great deal in life, each additional pain is both unbearable and trifling.”
— Yann Martel, Life of Pi
Tagged: Pain, Suffering
“All living things contain a measure of madness that moves them in strange, sometimes inexplicable ways. This madness can be saving; it is part and parcel of the ability to adapt. Without it, no species would survive.”
— Yann Martel, Life of Pi
Tagged: Madness, Survival
“I've never forgotten him. Dare I say I miss him? I do. I miss him. I still see him in my dreams. They are nightmares mostly, but nightmares tinged with love. Such is the strangeness of the human heart. I still cannot understand how he could abandon me so unceremoniously, without any sort of goodbye, without looking back even once. That pain is like an axe that chops at my heart.”
— Yann Martel, Life of Pi
Tagged: Love, breakup, pain in love, Left Alone, left by a lover
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