An apple resists being eaten. An apple is not eaten, it is … - Yann Martel

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An apple resists being eaten. An apple is not eaten, it is conquered. The crunchiness of a pear is far more appealing. It is giving and fragile. To eat a pear is akin to … kissing.

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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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To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation.

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An apple resists being eaten. An apple is not eaten, it is conquered. The crunchiness of a pear is far more appealing. It is giving and fragile. To e… - Yann Martel

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