Michael Ondaatje World Quotations

When you're writing, it's as if you're within a kind of closed world.

All I ever wanted was a world without maps.

He was a man who wrote, who interpreted the world. Wisdom grew out of being handed just the smallest sliver of emotion. A glance could lead to paragraphs of theory.

We keep wanting to save those who are forlorn in this world. It’s a male habit.

Tell me, is it possible to love someone who is not as smart as you are? ...But isn't it important for you to think she is smarter than you in order to fall in love? ...Why is that? Because we want to know things, how the pieces fit. Talkers seduce, words direct us into corners. We want more than anything to grow and change. Brave new world.

Most of the time in our world, truth is just opinion.