Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie ( (Devanagari), (Nastaʿlīq)born 19 June 1947) is a British Indian novelist and essayist.
The idea of the sacred is quite simply one of the most conservative notions in any culture, because it seeks to turn other ideas - uncertainty, progress, change - into crimes. Use this quote
What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist. Use this quote
Rock and roll music - the music of freedom frightens people and unleashes all manner of conservative defense mechanisms. Use this quote
I do not need the idea of God to explain the world I live in. Use this quote
I've never had very high regard for therapists. I owe my health, my mental survival, to my friends and loved ones. Use this quote
Throughout human history, the apostles of purity, those who have claimed to possess a total explanation, have wrought havoc among mere mixed-up human beings. Use this quote
What distinguishes a great artist from a weak one is first their sensibility and tenderness; second, their imagination, and third, their industry. Use this quote
In this world without quiet corners, there can be no easy escapes from history, from hullabaloo, from terrible, unquiet fuss. Use this quote
There is a widespread difficulty in the Muslim world, which has to do with how the people are taught about examining their own history. A whole range of stuff has been placed off limits. Use this quote
If you take a look at history, you will find that the understanding of what is good and evil has always existed before the individual religions. The religions were only invented by people afterwards, in order to express this idea. Use this quote
