Salman Rushdie Quotes & Sayings (Page 8)

“One of the strange things about violent and authoritarian regimes is they don't like the glare of negative publicity.”

“Such is the miraculous nature of the future of exiles: what is first uttered in the impotence of an overheated apartment becomes the fate of nations.”

“Actually, I don't even like parties. I would much prefer a room with four friends who sit around and have dinner. I detest nightclubs. And I don't like places where the noise is so loud you can't talk to people.”

“A poet's work is to name the unnamable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world, and stop it going to sleep.”

“Hyperrealism can create an atmosphere of surrealism because nobody sees the world in such detail.”

“I'm a world expert on superhero comics. I think maybe only Michael Chabon knows more than me.”

“My grandmother was very fierce and gruff. She was quite small, but she was very wide.”

“The only thing worse than a bad review from the Ayatollah Khomeini would be a good review from the Ayatollah Khomeini.”

“Writers have an opinion about the world and offer arguments about the world. They should offer contemplation.”

“I am not in the business of suppressing books.”