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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

#been #book #different #every #failure

Criticism, even when you try to ignore it, can hurt. I have cried over many articles written about me, but I move on and I don't hold on to that . ↗

— Diana Ross

#articles #cried #criticism #even #hold

I can't live for more than four years outside of Canada. I'm Canadian, so ultimately that is my reference point. ↗

— Yann Martel

#canadian #four #i #live #more

I'm looking at a dead event and trying to give it new life. In a sense, I'm a taxidermist. ↗

— Yann Martel

#event #give #i #life #looking

I'm not a consumer. I hate buying clothes. I don't have a mobile. I just don't need things. I don't like things. ↗

— Yann Martel

#clothes #consumer #hate #i #just

If a film project were available and the timing was right, I might be interested. ↗

— Yann Martel

#film #i #interested #might #project

If I didn't have children, I think my life would be a failure. ↗

— Yann Martel

#failure #i #i think #life #my life

In all big cities the style of life is the same. Same endless array of restaurants; same big museums with the usual suspects; same anonymity, which can be thrilling when you're young but which I found got tiresome. ↗

— Yann Martel

#array #big #big cities #cities #endless

It's true, too, that I'm tired of using books as political bullets and grenades. Books are too precious and wonderful to be used for long in such a fashion. ↗

— Yann Martel

#bullets #fashion #grenades #i #long

May books spread the world over! ↗

— Yann Martel

#may #over #spread #world