“The world is full of things that upset people. But most of us deal wit...” — Salman Rushdie Quote

“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.”

“Someone asked me if I was afraid to write my memoirs. I told him: 'We have to stop drawing up accounts of fear! We live in a society in which people are allowed to tell their story, and that is what I do.'”

“A poet's work is to name the unnamable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world, and stop it going to sleep.”

“I bought a dodgy gold ring off a guy in Southampton. He told me to check it was real gold by heating it up with a lighter and pressing it against my skin, because real gold doesn't burn. I still have the scar on my left hand.”

“Maintaining longevity is a major part of success to me. So many people come into an industry quick, shoot to the top, then crash and burn.”

“I've been burn when it comes to my hair that it ain't no joke.”