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
The only thing worse than a bad review from the Ayatollah Khomeini would be a good review from the Ayatollah Khomeini. Salman Rushdie ayatollahbadbadly 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 was 21 in 1968, so I'm as much a child of the '60s as is possible to be. In those years the subject of religion had really almost disappeared; the idea that religion was going to be a major force in the life of our societies, in the West anyway, would have seemed absurd in 1968. Salman Rushdie 60sabsurdchild 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
If you take a look at history, you will find that the understanding of what is good and evil has always existed before the individual religions. The religions were only invented by people afterwards, in order to express this idea. Salman Rushdie evilexistexpress share on social
I have had many more close women friends than men, and I've always assumed that comes from the fact that in my family there was such a disproportionate female element. Salman Rushdie assumeclosedisproportionate Change image and share on social
