Pi Patel

"It is I who have to believe, whether I care to or not."

"My suffering left me sad and gloomy but humbled too."

"I kept moving forward because I had to, because Richard Parker depended on me."

"I was granted a small boat and an unlikely companion. That was enough."

"I found beauty even in the depths of my suffering."

"I am alive. I am awake. Everything else is negotiable."

"I learned that accepting mystery is more comforting than demanding proof."

"Thirst is madness. It drives you to do things you wouldn't normally do."

"I chose to live. That choice made all the difference."

"Mockery and insult are not in my nature. I wish only for peace."

"Faith is a private matter, but survival is universal."

"Religion is like a house with many rooms."

"I'm a person of faith, but doubt has been my closest companion."

"Every creature has an inner light. Somewhere inside, we glow."

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

"The answer is the story I'm about to tell you."

"I am certain of it. That night, we sank."

"You can pray while driving a car very fast and turn a kiln on."

"My name is Piscine Molitor Patel. But I am known as Pi."

"I have other stats for you. I have survived 227 days at sea."

"The lower you are, the higher your mind will want to soar."

"I will not eat you today."

"I have liked things about religion, the solace it provides."

"But the more I think about it, the more I realize that a story is the only way to express the truth."

"I am a result of my circumstances."

"Love is hard to explain."

"To love someone is to receive a glimpse of heaven."

"I learned that faith is a hard-won thing. It cannot be rushed into."

"It is remarkable how you can be hungry and thirsty and exhausted and still be thinking clearly."

"My suffering taught me the fragility of life."