Original thought, original artistic expression is by its very nature questioning, irreverent, iconoclastic. Salman Rushdie artisticexpressioniconoclastic Change image and share on social
I don't like books that seem to want to teach me things. Which is not to say that one doesn't learn from books - but you do your own learning in your own way. Salman Rushdie booklearnteach 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
Anyone who reads my work will see that there are often difficult relationships between fathers and sons. Salman Rushdie difficultfatherread Change image and share on social
The world is a very abnormal place. Salman Rushdie abnormalplaceworld Change image and share on social
One of the problems with defending free speech is you often have to defend people that you find to be outrageous and unpleasant and disgusting. Salman Rushdie defenddisgustfind Change image and share on social
I would argue that religion comes from a desire to get to the questions of, 'Where do we come from?' and 'How shall we live?' And I would say I don't need religion to answer those questions. Salman Rushdie answerarguedesire Change image and share on social
When thought becomes excessively painful, action is the finest remedy. Salman Rushdie actionexcessivelyfine 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
