"You can’t quantify human pain the way you can measure out sugar. Death comes one individual at a time." ― Yann Martel Topic(s): Death More From Yann Martel "Fanatics do not have faith – they have belief. With faith you let go. You trust. Whereas with belief you cling." "Every book I’ve written has been a different attempt to understand something, and the success or failure of the previous one is irrelevant. I write the book I want." "Reality is how we interpret it. Imagination and volition play a part in that interpretation. Which means that all reality is to some extent a fiction." More In Death "Creativity is not merely the innocent spontaneity of our youth and childhood; it must also be married to the passion of the adult human being, which is a passion to live beyond one’s death."― Rollo May "There is no fundamental difference between the preparation for death and the practice of dying, and spiritual practice leading to enlightenment."― Stanislav Grof "The true face of smoking is disease, death and horror – not the glamour and sophistication the pushers in the tobacco industry try to portray."― David Byrne