Language upon a silvered tongue affords enchantment enough.
Interpretation
This quote suggests that eloquence and mastery of language have the power to captivate and charm.
Salman Rushdie's quote highlights the beauty of language and its ability to enchant listeners or readers. The metaphor of a 'silvered tongue' implies a certain finesse and artistry in speech or writing, suggesting that those who can wield language skillfully can create a magical experience for others. This reflects the profound impact that words can have in conveying emotions, stories, and ideas.
In practice
During a poetry reading, one might say this quote to emphasize the beauty of spoken word.
I've been fascinated by Machiavelli since I was very young. I've always felt that he had a bad rap from history, and that he was actually a person quite unlike what we now think of as Machiavellian. He was a republican. He disliked totalitarian government.
Killing people because you don't like their ideas - it's a bad thing.
faith without doubt is addiction
I am clearly vulnerable to these more passionate and volatile unstable relationships. I am trying to not be so vulnerable.
In India, as elsewhere in our darkening world, religion is the poison in the blood. Where religion intervenes, mere innocence is no excuse. Yet we go on skating around this issue, speaking of religion in the fashionable language of 'respect.' What is there to respect in any of this, or in any of the crimes now being committed almost daily around the world in religion's dreaded name?
Reality is a question of perspective; the further you get from the past, the more concrete and plausible it seems - but as you approach the present, it inevitably seems more and more incredible.
Whenever I play recitals, the part where I talk about music and my experiences of music, audiences always like it. They feel more involved with an artist who talks to them. It's a nice experience for me as well.
I always wanted to be an artist, writer and poet since I was seven, and one has to live long enough to evolve as an artist and do one's finest work.
There is no sound more feminine than a woman in a taffeta dress.
Erotica is using a feather; pornograpy is using the whole chicken.
An artist has no home in Europe except in Paris.
We would sift through every inch of what it was that worked, or if it didn't, and wonder what was effective in it, in terms of paint, the subject matter, the size, the drawing.
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