The three religions because I wanted to discuss faith, not organized religion, so wanted to relativize organized religion by having Pi practice three. I would have like PI to be a Jew, too, to practice Judaism, but there are two religions that are explicitly incompatible: Christianity and Judaism. Where one begins, the other ends, according to Christians, and where one endures, the other strays, according to Jews.
Yann MartelChristianity stretches back through the ages, but in essence it exists only at one time: right now.
Yann MartelI suppose in the end, the whole of life becomes an act of letting go, but what always hurts the most is not taking a moment to say goodbye.
Yann MartelWhen your own life is threatened, your sense of empathy is blunted by a terrible, selfish hunger for survival.
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