Those who do not have power over the story that dominates their lives, power to retell it, to rethink it, deconstruct it, joke about it, and change it as times change, truly are powerless, because they cannot think new thoughts.
What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist. - Salman Rushdie
What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.
- Salman Rushdie
A book is not completed till it's read. - Salman Rushdie
A book is not completed till it's read.
It is very, very easy not to be offended by a book. You just have to shut it. - Salman Rushdie
It is very, very easy not to be offended by a book. You just have to shut it.
Our lives teach us who we are. - Salman Rushdie
Our lives teach us who we are.
Liberate yourself, because no one else is going to liberate you - Salman Rushdie
Liberate yourself, because no one else is going to liberate you
If the creative artist worries if he will still be free tomorrow, then he will not be free today. - Salman Rushdie
If the creative artist worries if he will still be free tomorrow, then he will not be free today.
I admit it: above all things, I fear absurdity. - Salman Rushdie
I admit it: above all things, I fear absurdity.
A mature society understands that at the heart of democracy is argument. - Salman Rushdie
A mature society understands that at the heart of democracy is argument.
If somebody's trying to shut you up, sing louder, and if possible, better. - Salman Rushdie
If somebody's trying to shut you up, sing louder, and if possible, better.
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