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Death1 quote
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at it while 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. — Yann Martel · 2001
Doubt and skepticism1 quote
To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation. — Yann Martel · 2001
Life1 quote
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at it while 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. — Yann Martel · 2001
Life and death1 quote
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at it while 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. — Yann Martel · 2001