“When I'm writing books, something weird happens; and the result is the...” — Salman Rushdie Quote

“When I'm writing books, something weird happens; and the result is the books contain a large amount of what you could call 'supernaturalism.' As a writer, I find I need that to explain the world I'm writing about.”

“There is no such thing as perfect security, only varying levels of insecurity.”

“The world is full of things that upset people. But most of us deal with it and move on and don't try and burn the planet down.”

“I am a very simple cook, I just do the minimum amount. I'm mostly a vegetarian, so I just steam a lot of vegetables.”

“Measles may not spread as fast as erroneous sound bites and tweets, but they both have the potential to cause a great amount of damage.”

“The wage for most musicians is a modest amount, and that includes me some of the time.”