Life of Pi

"Survival is a matter of taking things one day at a time."

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

"The only real difference between man and animal is that man claims a distinction."

"I am grateful for all the hardships in my life."

"Animals in the wild lead lives of compulsion and necessity within an urgent, unforgiving present."

"I must say a word about fear. It is life's only true opponent."

"When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible."

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

"The world isn't just the way it is. It is how we understand it, no?"

"Religion is like that: it exists as set of practices, a set of values and a great book."

"You can't fake the kind of trust a man needs to survive with a tiger."

"I couldn't help but smile. That's the thing about love. It's not enough to want it away."

"The reason death sticks so closely to life isn't biological necessity—it's envy."

"I am a person who believes that people are capable of the most extraordinary things within the ordinariness of their lives."

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

"Life on a lifeboat isn't much of a life."

"Despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt."

"Animals don't escape their nature the moment they're trapped."

"I have nothing to say of my childhood except that it was unhappy."

"Life demands an explanation."

"I practiced the three religions together without any sense of contradiction."

"Science and religion are not at odds with each other."

"You may not believe in my story, and that's perfectly fine."

"The sea is the sky's darker brother."

"I am grateful to have survived."

"An animal that kills only for food is not a killer."

"Tragedy is only the beginning of recovery."

"I would die of thirst before I drank seawater."

"It is often better not to think too much about your limbs."

"I must say a word about fear. It is life's only true opponent."