Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself. Salman Rushdie ballfreegame Change image and share on social
One of the things I've learnt is not to depend on there being a woman in your life to make it work. I love my work, I love my children, I've got wonderful friends, you know, I have a nice life. Salman Rushdie childdependfriend Change image and share on social
When you write, you write out of your best self. Everything else drops away. Salman Rushdie dropwrite Change image and share on social
This strange business of what it is to be a writer is this increasingly insane world in which we live, in which surrealism, it seems, is the new realism. Salman Rushdie businessincreasinglyinsane Change image and share on social
I've always prided myself on my discipline as a writer. I do it like a job. I get up in the morning and go to my desk. Salman Rushdie deskdisciplinehave Change image and share on social
Islam is unusual in that it's the only one of the great world religions which was born inside recorded history. That there's an enormous amount of factual historical record about the life of a prophet and about social conditions in Arabia at that time. So it's possible to look at the origin of Islam in a scholarly way. Salman Rushdie amountarabiabear share on social
Perhaps because my relationship with my father went through such a long, bumpy time, it's been very important for me to work to try to keep lines of communication open between my sons and myself to try to avoid my father's mistakes. At least if you're making mistakes, make different mistakes. Salman Rushdie avoidbumpycommunication share on social
A relationship with an imaginary woman is preferable to a relationship with a real one. Salman Rushdie imaginarypreferablereal Change image and share on social
I've never had very high regard for therapists. I owe my health, my mental survival, to my friends and loved ones. Salman Rushdie friendhavehealth Change image and share on social