I am not in the business of suppressing books. Salman Rushdie bookbusinesssuppress 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
I'm not a very big fan of 'Slumdog Millionaire.' I think it's visually brilliant. But I have problems with the story line. I find the storyline unconvincing. Salman Rushdie bigbrilliantfan Change image and share on social
Out-of-step intellectuals like Noam Chomsky and the deceased Edward Said have often been dismissed as crazy extremists, 'anti-American,' and in Mr. Said's case even, absurdly, as apologists for Palestinian 'terrorism.' Salman Rushdie absurdlyamericananti share on social
Most of what matters in your life takes place in your absence. Salman Rushdie absencelifematter Change image and share on social
The gamble of literature is that I make the best work I can; the most truthful, the most representative of how I see things. I try and do that, and then I put it out there and say to you, 'What do you think?' I hope that you think well of it, obviously. Salman Rushdie gamblehopeliterature share on social
I do think there was a period there when my sanity was under intense pressure, and I didn't know what to say or do or how to act. I was literally living from day to day. Salman Rushdie actdayintense Change image and share on social
In today's U.S., it's possible for almost anyone - women, gays, African-Americans, Jews - to run for, and be elected to, high office. Salman Rushdie africanamericanelect Change image and share on social
If there were Israeli attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities, it makes it certain there would be a reprisal attack against the United States at some point. Salman Rushdie attackfacilityiranian 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
