Pi Patel

"The presence of God is the greatest imaginative event we can conceive."

"Doubt is useful for a while. We must all pass through the garden of Gethsemane."

"I know love. It is the extra effort in everything."

"I have to say a word about fear. It is life's only ugliness."

"It's important in life to conclude things properly. Only then can you let go."

"I'll make you a bet. I bet you that I'm alive."

"My life is nothing but a narrative. It says only what I wish it to say."

"Religion is about activity. It is standing up, walking, running towards God."

"The mind creates a funny time."

"Zoos are not failed attempts at wilderness. They are carefully recreated ecosystems."

"The sea is calm, like the beautiful still waters of a lake."

"Life is a story. You can choose your own ending."

"I suppose in the end my life is a story. The question is which story."

"I discovered that I had a strong desire to teach others, to share what I had learned."

"The storm in my heart does not subside even as the sea becomes calm."

"Adventure is a sign of poor planning."

"The larger the tiger, the greater the loss when it is gone."

"I used to pray every day. I still do, but not with the same vigor."

"Timing is everything in life."

"The smallest things take up the most room in your heart."

"I can kill and I can eat. So I am not starving."

"I have learned the value of silence."

"Every person is the centre of the universe."

"Religion is like urine. For some people it's tied to identity, digestion, or ancestral footsteps."

"I am a person who believes things happen for a reason."

"I chose to believe. What argument was there for staying loyal to a doomed life?"

"I would rather have a handful of reasons than mountains of facts."

"I came to love Richard Parker. Not a wild beast but a true friend."

"Faith in God is an opening up, a letting go, and a deep trust."

"I pray not because I have found God, but because I have found myself."