Yann Martel :: Life of Pi
I have nothing to say of my working life, only that a tie is a noose, and inverted though it is, it will hang a man nonetheless if he's not careful.
It was my luck to have a few good teachers in my youth, men and women who came into my dark head and lit a match.
Yann Martel :: The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios
Because she saves up all the conversation she can't have when she's alone and lonely, she talks nonstop. She listens, but sometimes not really; sometimes one's words are like a menu from which she'll choose a word or phrase that will set her off.
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