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Close Quotes by Yann Martel
- I had to stop hoping so much that a ship would rescue me. I should not count on outside help. Survival had to start with…
- Survival starts by paying attention to what is close at hand and immediate. To look out with idle hope is tantamount to dreaming one's life…
- A house is a compressed territory where our basic needs can be fulfilled close by and safely.
More Close Quotes
- It's a brilliant surface in that sunlight. The horizon seems quite close to you because the curvature is so much more pronounced… — Neil Armstrong
- I have always drawn strength from being close to home. — Arthur Ashe
- From my close observation of writers... they fall into two groups: 1) those who bleed copiously and visibly at any bad review,… — Isaac Asimov
- Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the… — David Attenborough
- Time is compressed like the fist I close on my knee... I hold inside it the clues and solutions and the power… — Margaret Atwood
- Because we can't escape our ancient hunger to live close to nature, we encircle the house with lawns and gardens, install picture… — Diane Ackerman
- What friends or kindred can be so close and intimate as the powers of our soul, which, whether we will or no,… — Teresa of Avila
- A man's illness is his private territory and, no matter how much he loves you and how close you are, you stay… — Lauren Bacall
- I want to be very close to someone I respect and admire and have somebody who feels the same way about me. — Richard Bach
- Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your… — Francis Bacon
- Completeness? Happiness? These words don't come close to describing my emotions. There truly is nothing I can say to capture what motherhood… — Anita Baker
- I'm not an actor that tends to care. I don't ask 'Is this a close up? Is this a master? Is this… — Christian Bale