Dont fall into the trap of pretending everything is fine when you know that it’s not. — Salman Rushdie
Such is the miraculous nature of the future of exiles: what is first uttered in the impotence of an — Salman Rushdie
Throughout human history, the apostles of purity, those who have claimed to possess a total explanation — Salman Rushdie
What distinguishes a great artist from a weak one is first their sensibility and tenderness; — Salman Rushdie
What one writer can make in the solitude of one room is something no power can easily destroy. — Salman Rushdie
Doubt, it seems to me, is the central condition of a human being in the twentieth century. — Salman Rushdie
If I were asked for a one-sentence sound bite on religion, I would say I was against it. — Salman Rushdie
In this world without quiet corners, there can be no easy escapes from history, from hullabaloo, from terrible, unquiet fuss. — Salman Rushdie
Names, once they are in common use, quickly become mere sounds, their etymology being buried — Salman Rushdie
One of the extraordinary things about human events is that the unthinkable becomes thinkable. — Salman Rushdie
A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return. — Salman Rushdie
The idea of the sacred is quite simply one of the most conservative notions in any culture — Salman Rushdie
Writers and politicians are natural rivals. Both groups try to make the world in their own images; they fight for the same territory. — Salman Rushdie
The real risks for any artist are taken in pushing the work to the limits of what is possible — Salman Rushdie
Books choose their authors; the act of creation is not entirely a rational and conscious one. — Salman Rushdie
Rock and roll music – the music of freedom frightens people and unleashes all manner of conservative defense mechanisms. — Salman Rushdie