Nature Quotes by Yann Martel

“…nature as a whole was an exceptionally fine illustration of science.”

— Yann Martel

“Remember that your days on this earth are counted and you might as well make the best of those you have left.”

— Yann Martel

If you are pitched into misery, remember that your days on this earth are counted and you might as well make the…

— Yann Martel

Zoo is an artificial territory, an approximation. Civilization is our natural territory.

— Yann Martel

“I love my prayer rug. . . . because it helped me remember that the earth is the creation of God and…

— Yann Martel

I am not a particularly natural writer. I am not a person who can write in paragraphs the way some writers do.…

— Yann Martel

It is a vast country, so that inspires you. It's also the greatest hotel on earth: It welcomes people from everywhere. It's…

— Yann Martel

“Progress is unstoppable. It is a drumbeat to which we must all march. Technology helps and good ideas spread - these are…

— Yann Martel

Progress is unstoppable. It is a drumbeat to which we must all march. Technology helps and good ideas spread – these are…

— Yann Martel

Nature can put on a thrilling show. The stage is vast, the lighting is dramatic, the extras are innumerable, and the budget…

— Yann Martel

Socially inferior animals are the ones that make the most strenuous, resourceful efforts to get to know their keepers. They prove to…

— Yann Martel

“Trees were not hard, irritable things, but discreetly orgasmic beings moaning at a level too deep for our brutish ears. And flowers…

— Yann Martel

“In zoos, as in nature, the best times to visit are sunrise and sunset. That is when most animals come to life.…

— Yann Martel

Life on a lifeboat isn't much of a life. It is like an end game in chess, a game with a few…

— Yann Martel