You may not believe in life, but I don't believe in death. ... The reason death sticks so closely to life isn't biological necessity — it's envy. Lif… - Yann Martel

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You may not believe in life, but I don't believe in death. ... The reason death sticks so closely to life isn't biological necessity — it's envy. Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is but the passing shadow of a cloud.

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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.

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