Top 287 Quotes by Salman Rushdie

There is a widespread difficulty in the Muslim world, which has to do with how the people are taught about examining their own history. A whole range of stuff has been placed off limits.

If Woody Allen were a Muslim, he'd be dead by now.

If you have children, you worry about the world you're leaving them.

I'm not a big fan of there being voiceovers in movies. I really prefer it when the film tells it story.

When you start writing about the stuff that is the central experience of your own life, you can talk about whatever you want, in whatever way you want.

The publishing of a book is a worldwide event. The attempt to suppress a book is a worldwide event.

Books choose their authors; the act of creation is not entirely a rational and conscious one.

Originality is dangerous.

We live in a frightened time, and people self-censor all the time and are afraid of going into some subjects because they are worried about violent reactions.

You don't that often see writers being sought out when there are matters of great moment to discuss. And I think that's a loss.