Pi Patel: I 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.
Pi: With one word, my name went from an elegant French swimming pool to a stinking Indian latrine - I was pissing everywhere.
Santosh Patel: You think tiger is your friend, he is an animal, not a playmate.
Pi Patel: Animals have souls... I have seen it in their eyes.
Pi Patel: I can eat the biscuits, but God made tigers carnivorous, so I must learn to catch fish. If I don't, I'm afraid his last meal would be a skinny vegetarian boy.
Chosen answer: From the Tiger's perspective, Pi is competition for territory (the boat) and may try to steal his food.
Phixius ★