“Writers and politicians are natural rivals. Both groups try to make th...” — Salman Rushdie Quote

“Writers and politicians are natural rivals. Both groups try to make the world in their own images; they fight for the same territory.”

“The enemy for the fanatic is pleasure, which makes it extremely important to continue to indulge in pleasure. Dance madly. That is how you get rid of terrorism.”

“I think that a lot of us, whether we are religious or not - there are no words to express some things except religious words. For instance, 'soul.'”

“My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - it gives a lovely light!”

“When you have a conflict, that means that there are truths that have to be addressed on each side of the conflict. And when you have a conflict, then it's an educational process to try to resolve the conflict. And to resolve that, you have to get people on both sides of the conflict involved so that they can dialogue.”

“I'd like to think at some point instead of it being a woman's film or a man's film, it is just a great story, and both sexes can go and get the same enjoyment out of it.”