“The writers of the French enlightenment had deliberately used blasphem...” — Salman Rushdie Quote

“The writers of the French enlightenment had deliberately used blasphemy as a weapon, refusing to accept the power of the Church to set limiting points on thought.”

“If the culture shifts, if people think differently about women, the art will shift, too. You can't ask art to make social change. It's not what it's for.”

“Every time you finish a book, you have a terrible feeling that there's just never going to be another one. But fortunately, so far, the next one has always shown up.”

“Though there are laws against blasphemy and insult to religion in many European countries, France has institutionalised its anti-clerical past by proscribing religion from public life.”

“Jeremiah is a most melancholy prophet. He wails from beginning to end; he is often childish, is rarely indecent, and although it may be blasphemy to say so, he and his 'Lamentations' are really not worth reading.”

“Now 'South Park' - they are interested in blasphemy. They're interested in creating offence for its own sake.”