Yann Martel Quotes

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.

Yann Martel

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: canadian
  • Birth: June 25, 1963

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I think the International Criminal Court could be a threat to American security interests, because the prosecutor of the court has enormous discretion in going after war crimes. And the way the Statute of Rome is written, responsibility for war crimes can be taken all the way up the chain of command.

John Bolton

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There are significant human rights abuses in China. In some areas, the situation is worse today than in the past. In other areas, there have been improvements. We will recognize the latter, and be critical of the former.

Max Baucus

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I really love comedy and weirdly enough, I love how my journey has ended up. I get to laugh all day long.

Anna Faris

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Research can be a boon to a novelist - there are more things in heaven and Earth than can be dreamt of in a single writer's philosophy - or it can become a hindrance, a thick layer of algae that weighs down the storytelling.

Michelle Dean

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In general, when I'm writing, I concentrate on the story itself, and I leave it to other people, such as agents and publishers, to work out who it's for.

Michelle Paver

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Absolutely, 'Rabbit Hole' gave me a nice first introduction into film acting.

Miles Teller

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I think it's important to make clear, you know, that the problem with American soccer... it isn't talent.

Christian Pulisic

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Love shall be our token; love be yours and love be mine.

Christina Rossetti

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I've been calling myself 'just an actor' since I was 6 years old. That's a long time.

Ari Graynor

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For me, food and music are very similar in that you create, you spend a lot of time making something, and it only lasts a few seconds or a few minutes.

Winston Marshall

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There are some remedies worse than the disease.

Publilius Syrus

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I think it's smart for the United States to have some kind of tax revenue for international earnings - if that tax were reasonable.

Tim Cook

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