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
The First Amendment defends all forms of speech including hate speech, which is why groups like Ku Klux Klan are allowed to utter their poisonous remarks. Salman Rushdie allowamendmentdefend Change image and share on social
The enemy for the fanatic is pleasure, which makes it extremely important to continue to indulge in pleasure. Dance madly. That is how you get rid of terrorism. Salman Rushdie continuedanceenemy Change image and share on social
Speaking as somebody with three sisters and a very largely female Muslim family, there is not a single woman I know in my family or in their friends who would have accepted the wearing of a veil. Salman Rushdie acceptfamilyfemale Change image and share on social
I think if we wish to live in any kind of a moral universe, we must hold the perpetrators of violence responsible for the violence they perpetrate. It's very simple. The criminal is responsible for the crime. Salman Rushdie crimecriminalhold share on social
The sixty-minute drama form has become very rich. Salman Rushdie dramaformminute Change image and share on social
The frustrating part of being tagged 'controversial' is people go looking for trouble where there isn't any to look for. Salman Rushdie controversialfrustratepart 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
Actually, I don't even like parties. I would much prefer a room with four friends who sit around and have dinner. I detest nightclubs. And I don't like places where the noise is so loud you can't talk to people. Salman Rushdie detestdinnerfriend share on social
The West should be tougher on Pakistan. It is trying to play both ends against the middle - to look like the friend of the revolutionaries on the one hand and a friend of the West in the fight against terrorism. It can't be both things. Salman Rushdie endfightfriend share on social