Life of Pi

Book · 4 characters · 407 quotes · 2000

Quotes from Life of Pi

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"I am certain of it. That night, we sank."
Pi Patel Truth
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"The answer is the story I'm about to tell you."
Pi Patel Truth
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"To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation."
Pi Patel Philosophy
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"Every creature has an inner light. Somewhere inside, we glow."
Pi Patel Wisdom
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"I'm a person of faith, but doubt has been my closest companion."
Pi Patel Faith
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"Religion is like a house with many rooms."
Pi Patel Faith
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"Faith is a private matter, but survival is universal."
Pi Patel Faith
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"Mockery and insult are not in my nature. I wish only for peace."
Pi Patel Peace
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"I chose to live. That choice made all the difference."
Pi Patel Courage
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"Thirst is madness. It drives you to do things you wouldn't normally do."
Pi Patel
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"I learned that accepting mystery is more comforting than demanding proof."
Pi Patel Wisdom
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"I am alive. I am awake. Everything else is negotiable."
Pi Patel Life
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"I found beauty even in the depths of my suffering."
Pi Patel Beauty
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"I was granted a small boat and an unlikely companion. That was enough."
Pi Patel Hope
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"I kept moving forward because I had to, because Richard Parker depended on me."
Pi Patel Perseverance
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"My suffering left me sad and gloomy but humbled too."
Pi Patel Wisdom
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"It is I who have to believe, whether I care to or not."
Pi Patel Faith
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"I pray not because I have found God, but because I have found myself."
Pi Patel Faith
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"Faith in God is an opening up, a letting go, and a deep trust."
Pi Patel Faith
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"I came to love Richard Parker. Not a wild beast but a true friend."
Pi Patel Friendship
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"I would rather have a handful of reasons than mountains of facts."
Pi Patel Wisdom
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"I chose to believe. What argument was there for staying loyal to a doomed life?"
Pi Patel Faith
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"I am a person who believes things happen for a reason."
Pi Patel Faith
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"Religion is like urine. For some people it's tied to identity, digestion, or ancestral footsteps."
Pi Patel Faith
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"The ending comes when you least expect it and most need it."
The Narrator Life
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"Every person is the centre of the universe."
Pi Patel Philosophy
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"Suffering hardens even as it softens the soul."
The Narrator Strength
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"I have learned the value of silence."
Pi Patel Wisdom
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"In the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make."
The Narrator Love
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"Ordinariness is the only thing worth celebrating."
The Narrator Wisdom