1,092 Quotes by Salman Rushdie

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    I have to say that after some initial resistance, I'm now a complete 'Game of Thrones' addict.

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    I think people direct good films when they feel personal to them, not because it's a famous book or something. It has to something move over that and somehow become personal to the director.

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    It's Kennedy's war, Vietnam. Lyndon Johnson got all the flak, but it's Kennedy's war.

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    There'll be one track that I like and a lot of it that is just wallpaper and sounds the same.

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    The publishing of a book is a worldwide event. The attempt to suppress a book is a worldwide event.

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    There are two things in Indian history - one is the incredible optimism and potential of the place, and the other is the betrayal of that potential - for example, corruption. Those two strands intertwine through the whole of Indian history, and maybe not just Indian history.

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    There needs to be a thorough examination, by Muslims everywhere, of why it is that the faith they love breeds so many violent mutant strains.

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