Salman Rushdie Quotes & Sayings (Page 7)

“The response of anybody interested in liberty is that we all have a say and the ability to have an argument is exactly what liberty is, even though it may never be resolved. In any authoritarian society the possessor of power dictates, and if you try and step outside he will come after you.”

“It's true that the human body is more vulnerable than the products of the human mind.”

“The world is a very abnormal place.”

“What one writer can make in the solitude of one room is something no power can easily destroy.”

“A purpose of our lives is to broaden what we can understand and say and therefore be.”

“Sometimes great, banned works defy the censor's description and impose themselves on the world - 'Ulysses,' 'Lolita,' the 'Arabian Nights.'”

“The frustrating part of being tagged 'controversial' is people go looking for trouble where there isn't any to look for.”

“Dissensions between Muslim nations run at least as deep, if not deeper, than those nations' resentment of the West.”

“Free societies are societies in motion, and with motion comes friction.”

“I have been a film buff all my life and believe that the finest cinema is fully the equal of the best novels.”