The writers of the French enlightenment had deliberately used blasphemy as a weapon, refusing to accept the power of the Church to set limiting points on thought. Salman Rushdie acceptblasphemychurch Change image and share on social
Sometimes you find your voice by trying to write like people, and sometimes you find it by trying to write unlike people. Salman Rushdie findpeopleunlike Change image and share on social
One of the strange things about violent and authoritarian regimes is they don't like the glare of negative publicity. Salman Rushdie authoritarianglarenegative Change image and share on social
Writers have an opinion about the world and offer arguments about the world. They should offer contemplation. Salman Rushdie argumentcontemplationoffer Change image and share on social
Doris Lessing really doesn't care what the critics say. In fact, she orders her publishers not to send her the reviews and gets cross with them if they do because she doesn't want that in her head. She's going where she's going, and that's where she wants to go. Salman Rushdie carecriticcross share on social
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. Salman Rushdie difficultyexaminehistory Change image and share on social
In Iran, fundamentalism was fuelled to an extent by the regime of the Shah being supported by the West. Salman Rushdie extentfuelfundamentalism Change image and share on social
All my adult life, if I didn't have several hours a day to sit in a room by myself, I would get antsy and irritable. Salman Rushdie adultantsyday Change image and share on social
I was very happy in Bombay. I was good at school. There was no reason to change anything. I suppose it must have been some spirit of adventure, of wanting to see the world. Salman Rushdie adventurebombaychange Change image and share on social
I'm a world expert on superhero comics. I think maybe only Michael Chabon knows more than me. Salman Rushdie chaboncomicexpert Change image and share on social
