"All living things contain a measure of madness that moves them in strange, sometimes inexplicable ways. - "The Life of Pi - Yann Martel

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"All living things contain a measure of madness that moves them in strange, sometimes inexplicable ways. - "The Life of Pi

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About Yann Martel

Yann Martel (born June 25, 1963) is a Canadian author most famous for his Man Booker Prize-winning novel Life of Pi.

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, Shane Lin from Seattle, WA, USA, aka 'About Malenkov in Exile' on Flickr (CC BY-SA)

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"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." Page 316

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Socially inferior animals are the ones that make the most strenuous, resourceful efforts to get to know their keepers. They prove to be the ones most faithful to them…it is a fact commonly known in the trade.

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