Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself. Salman Rushdie
Throughout human history, the apostles of purity, those who have claimed to possess a total explanation, have wrought havoc among mere mixed-up human beings. Salman Rushdie
I hate admitting that my enemies have a point. Salman Rushdie
Books choose their authors; the act of creation is not entirely a rational and conscious one. Salman Rushdie
Our lives teach us who we are. 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
One of the extraordinary things about human events is that the unthinkable becomes thinkable. Salman Rushdie
Doubt, it seems to me, is the central condition of a human being in the twentieth century. 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