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Salman Rushdie Quotes - Page 2

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From the beginning men used God to justify the unjustifiable.

From the beginning men used God to justify the unjustifiable.

Men, Used, Justify

Salman Rushdie (1989). “The Satanic Verses”, New York, N.Y. : Viking

Where there is no belief, there is no blasphemy.

Belief, Blasphemy

Salman Rushdie (1989). “The Satanic Verses”, New York, N.Y. : Viking

If you're offended, it's your problem.

Problem, Ifs, Offended

"Hezbollah calls for continued protests over anti-muslim film". "AM" with Sabra Lane, www.abc.net.au. September 18, 2012.

Killing people because you don't like their ideas - it's a bad thing.

Ideas, People, Killing

An attack upon our ability to tell stories is not just censorship - it is a crime against our nature as human beings.

Stories, Censorship, Crime

"Salman Rushdie Discusses The Role Of The Novel In The Era Of 24-Hour News In Talk At CU-Boulder" by Joe Rubino, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 18, 2013.

Good advice is rarer than rubies.

Advice, Rubies, Good Advice

Salman Rushdie (2014). “East, West: Stories”, p.159, Vintage

I don't dictate to anyone what to believe and what not to. And I don't want that to be dictated to me either.

Believe, Want

"'Terror Is Glamour'". Interview with Erich Follath, www.spiegel.de. August 28, 2006.

Reality is a question of perspective.

Reality, Perspective

Salman Rushdie (2010). “Midnight's Children”, p.229, Random House

Perhaps the story you finish is never the one you begin.

Stories

Salman Rushdie (2010). “Midnight's Children”, p.596, Random House

No, I don't think it's fair to label Islam 'violent.' But I will say that to my knowledge, no writer has ever gone into hiding for criticizing the Amish.

Thinking, Islam, Labels

Something was badly amiss with the spiritual life of the planet...Too many demons inside people claiming to believe in God.

Spiritual, Believe, People

God, Satan, Paradise, and Hell all vanished one day in my fifteenth year, when I quite abruptly lost my faith. ... and afterwards, to prove my new-found atheism, I bought myself a rather tasteless ham sandwich, and so partook for the first time of the forbidden flesh of the swine. No thunderbolt arrived to strike me down. ... From that day to this I have thought of myself as a wholly secular person.

Years, Religion, Atheism

"In God We Trust". Essay by Salman Rushdie, 1985.

We are the storytelling animal.

Animal, Storytelling

Until you know who you are you can’t write.

Writing, Knows, Who You Are

Too many people spouting too many words, and in the end those words will turn to bullets and stones.

People, Stones, Bullets

Salman Rushdie (2000). “The Ground Beneath Her Feet: A Novel”, p.38, Macmillan

How do you defeat terrorism? Don’t be terrorized.

Defeat, Terrorism, Civil Society

Fundamentalism isn't about religion, it's about power.

Atheist, Religion, Fundamentalism

I admit it: above all things, I fear absurdity.

Absurdity, All Things

Peace, perfect peace, in this dark world of sin? The Blood of Jesus whispers peace within.

Jesus, Peace, Dark

If Woody Allen were a Muslim, he'd be dead by now.

Atheism, Woody, Positive Atheism

Independent, February 18, 1989.

What kind of Christmas present would Jesus ask Santa for?

Christmas, Jesus, Santa

A book is not completed till it's read.

Book

The problem's name is God.

Names, Problem

"Religion, as ever, is the poison in India's blood" by Salman Rushdie, www.theguardian.com. March 08, 2002.

I didn't become a writer to write about me.

Writing

Source: www.pbs.org

Fundamentalists of all faiths are the fundamental evil of our time.

Evil, Fundamentals, Our Time

Source: www.spiegel.de

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