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Salman Rushdie Quotes

I don’t like books that play to the gallery, but I’ve become more concerned with telling a story as clearly and engagingly as I can Picture Quote #1

I had a very difficult relationship with my father, which ended up okay, but there were many difficult years Picture Quote #1

I have been a film buff all my life and believe that the finest cinema is fully the equal of the best novels Picture Quote #1

I write books I’d enjoy reading, I’m the reader standing behind my shoulder Picture Quote #1

I’ll tell you what divorce hasn’t taught me. It didn’t teach me not to get married again Picture Quote #1

I’m not a big fan of there being voiceovers in movies. I really prefer it when the film tells it story Picture Quote #1

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I’m not saying I am never going to fall in love again, but there is no need to marry Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I’ve never rejected the world I came from. To be rejected by it is horrible Picture Quote #1

If the creative artist worries if he will still be free tomorrow, then he will not be free today Picture Quote #1

If you actually want to change your world, there is a better way of doing it than blowing yourself up Picture Quote #1

In general, writers shouldn’t be killed for what they write, though I can think of exceptions Picture Quote #1

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It is often said by religious people that without its framework, there is no sense of right or wrong. My view is that religion comes after ethics Picture Quote #1

It may be that the books that were best liked in your lifetime are not the ones that are best liked 100 years later Picture Quote #1

It’s obvious that I come down on the side of free speech for anybody’s work Picture Quote #1

It’s true that the human body is more vulnerable than the products of the human mind Picture Quote #1

Many men start being friendly with women because they are trying to seduce them. I’m not trying to seduce them. I just like hanging out with them Picture Quote #1

My grandmother was very fierce and gruff. She was quite small, but she was very wide Picture Quote #1

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People are always telling me that they’ve seen people reading my books on the subway, or the beach, or whenever Picture Quote #1

Sometimes when you finish a book, you don’t know quite what you’ve got Picture Quote #1

Sometimes writing a novel is not unlike having a baby. You’d have to ask a female novelist to compare the pain Picture Quote #1

Sometimes you find your voice by trying to write like people, and sometimes you find it by trying to write unlike people Picture Quote #1

The answer to religion is not no religion, but another way of thinking of it. Another way of being in it Picture Quote #1

The publishing of a book is a worldwide event. The attempt to suppress a book is a worldwide event Picture Quote #1

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The way you write a screenplay is that you close your eyes and run the movie in your head and then you write it down Picture Quote #1

The whole story of migration and what that has done in interconnecting the planet is obviously something I’ve written about a lot Picture Quote #1

You can’t have modern states based on ideas which have been out of date for a thousand years Picture Quote #1

You don’t that often see writers being sought out when there are matters of great moment to discuss. And I think that’s a loss Picture Quote #1

There’s a lot of conflict and darkness inside everybody’s family. We all pretend to outsiders that it’s not so, but behind locked doors, there are usually high emotions running Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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I don’t like books that play to the gallery, but I’ve become more concerned with telling a story as clearly and engagingly as I can (Salman Rushdie Quotes) I had a very difficult relationship with my father, which ended up okay, but there were many difficult years (Salman Rushdie Quotes) I have been a film buff all my life and believe that the finest cinema is fully the equal of the best novels (Salman Rushdie Quotes) I write books I’d enjoy reading, I’m the reader standing behind my shoulder (Salman Rushdie Quotes) I’ll tell you what divorce hasn’t taught me. It didn’t teach me not to get married again (Salman Rushdie Quotes) I’m not a big fan of there being voiceovers in movies. I really prefer it when the film tells it story (Salman Rushdie Quotes) I’m not saying I am never going to fall in love again, but there is no need to marry (Salman Rushdie Quotes) 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 Quotes) I’ve never rejected the world I came from. To be rejected by it is horrible (Salman Rushdie Quotes) If the creative artist worries if he will still be free tomorrow, then he will not be free today (Salman Rushdie Quotes) If you actually want to change your world, there is a better way of doing it than blowing yourself up (Salman Rushdie Quotes) In general, writers shouldn’t be killed for what they write, though I can think of exceptions (Salman Rushdie Quotes) It is often said by religious people that without its framework, there is no sense of right or wrong. My view is that religion comes after ethics (Salman Rushdie Quotes) It may be that the books that were best liked in your lifetime are not the ones that are best liked 100 years later (Salman Rushdie Quotes) It’s obvious that I come down on the side of free speech for anybody’s work (Salman Rushdie Quotes) It’s true that the human body is more vulnerable than the products of the human mind (Salman Rushdie Quotes) Many men start being friendly with women because they are trying to seduce them. I’m not trying to seduce them. I just like hanging out with them (Salman Rushdie Quotes) My grandmother was very fierce and gruff. She was quite small, but she was very wide (Salman Rushdie Quotes) People are always telling me that they’ve seen people reading my books on the subway, or the beach, or whenever (Salman Rushdie Quotes) Sometimes when you finish a book, you don’t know quite what you’ve got (Salman Rushdie Quotes) Sometimes writing a novel is not unlike having a baby. You’d have to ask a female novelist to compare the pain (Salman Rushdie Quotes) Sometimes you find your voice by trying to write like people, and sometimes you find it by trying to write unlike people (Salman Rushdie Quotes) The answer to religion is not no religion, but another way of thinking of it. Another way of being in it (Salman Rushdie Quotes) The publishing of a book is a worldwide event. The attempt to suppress a book is a worldwide event (Salman Rushdie Quotes) The way you write a screenplay is that you close your eyes and run the movie in your head and then you write it down (Salman Rushdie Quotes) The whole story of migration and what that has done in interconnecting the planet is obviously something I’ve written about a lot (Salman Rushdie Quotes) You can’t have modern states based on ideas which have been out of date for a thousand years (Salman Rushdie Quotes) You don’t that often see writers being sought out when there are matters of great moment to discuss. And I think that’s a loss (Salman Rushdie Quotes) There’s a lot of conflict and darkness inside everybody’s family. We all pretend to outsiders that it’s not so, but behind locked doors, there are usually high emotions running (Salman Rushdie Quotes) 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 Quotes)

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