All living things contain a measure of madness that moves them in strange, sometimes inexplicable ways. This madness can be saving; it is part and parcel of the ability to adapt. Without it, no species would survive.

His father was posted as a diplomat for the Canadian government at the time of his birth. And for this same reason English gives me a sufficient distance to write. He now lives in Saskatoon Canada.

And for this same reason English gives me a sufficient distance to write. Although his first language is French Yann Martel writes in English: "English is the language in which I best express the subtlety of life. ".