“I have had many more close women friends than men, and I've always ass...” — Salman Rushdie Quote

“I have had many more close women friends than men, and I've always assumed that comes from the fact that in my family there was such a disproportionate female element.”

“War used to be something you could stand on the nearby hill and watch. Now we have total war; everybody's in it. We have total economics as well. Everything affects everybody. The Malaysian currency shakes, and people around the world are seriously affected.”

“A relationship with an imaginary woman is preferable to a relationship with a real one.”

“I wanted to be Davy Crockett or Daniel Boone. I always assumed that I would become some kind of professional trapper, not really knowing that there isn't such a thing anymore.”

“I think it's safe to say that 'manliness' was a common theme in my upbringing. It was an assumed status, but - and here's the important bit - it was the Rudyard Kipling kind. The emphasis was on gentlemanly conduct, sportsmanship, fairness and stoicism.”

“One of the things that impacted me the most was in the 12th grade. I just assumed I would get the lead in the musical. Well, I didn't get it; I got the second lead, and I was devastated... my mom said something like, 'Often the supporting character is better.'”