From the beginning men used God to justi... by Salman Rushdie | We Heart Quotes

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From the beginning men used God to justify the unjustifiable.

- Salman Rushdie

Other quotes by Salman Rushdie

The only people who see the whole picture are the ones who step out of the frame.

- Salman Rushdie

Thought

When thought becomes excessively painful, action is the finest remedy.

- Salman Rushdie

Go for broke. Always try and do too much. Dispense with safety nets. Take a deep breath before you begin talking. Aim for the stars. Keep grinning. Be bloody-minded. Argue with the world. And never forget that writing is as close as we get to keeping a hold on the thousand and one things – childhood, certainties, cities, doubts, dreams, instants, phrases, parents, loves – that go on slipping, like sand, through our fingers.

- Salman Rushdie

There is no bitterness like that of man who finds out he has been believing in a ghost.

- Salman Rushdie

Life

Most of what matters in your life takes place in your absence.

- Salman Rushdie

Enemies

I hate admitting that my enemies have a point.

- Salman Rushdie

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