Every time you finish a book, you have a terrible feeling that there's just never going to be another one. But fortunately, so far, the next one has always shown up. Salman Rushdie bookfeltfinish Change image and share on social
What one writer can make in the solitude of one room is something no power can easily destroy. Salman Rushdie destroyeasilymake Change image and share on social
When you are making an independent film, money is never an issue. Salman Rushdie filmindependentissue Change image and share on social
When I'm writing books, something weird happens; and the result is the books contain a large amount of what you could call 'supernaturalism.' As a writer, I find I need that to explain the world I'm writing about. Salman Rushdie amountbookcall share on social
I do think that there is such a thing as human nature, and that the things that we have in common are perhaps greater than the things that divide us. Salman Rushdie commondividegreat Change image and share on social
Many men start being friendly with women because they are trying to seduce them. I'm not trying to seduce them. I just like hanging out with them. Salman Rushdie friendlyhangman Change image and share on social
It's Kennedy's war, Vietnam. Lyndon Johnson got all the flak, but it's Kennedy's war. Salman Rushdie flakjohnsonkennedy Change image and share on social
In general, writers shouldn't be killed for what they write, though I can think of exceptions. Salman Rushdie exceptiongeneralkill Change image and share on social
In a novel, if you're any good, you don't just have good people or bad people. You have complicated people. You have real people. Salman Rushdie badcomplicategood Change image and share on social
What I worry about and don't like is the way in which the ideology of multiculturalism has declined into cultural relativism. I think that's very dangerous. When the Archbishop of Canterbury, for God's sake, says that you can't have one law for everybody... that's stupid. Salman Rushdie archbishopcanterburycultural share on social
