If Woody Allen were a Muslim, he'd be de... by Salman Rushdie | We Heart Quotes

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If Woody Allen were a Muslim, he'd be dead by now.

- Salman Rushdie

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History World

In this world without quiet corners, there can be no easy escapes from history, from hullabaloo, from terrible, unquiet fuss.

- Salman Rushdie

Fight Writers World

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

- Salman Rushdie

Expression Freedom

What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.

- Salman Rushdie

Freedom Music People

Rock and roll music - the music of freedom frightens people and unleashes all manner of conservative defense mechanisms.

- Salman Rushdie

Fear Desire

Vertigo is the conflict between the fear of falling and the desire to fall.

- Salman Rushdie

Most of what matters in our lives takes place in our absence.

- Salman Rushdie

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

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All parents should be aware that when they mock or curse gay people, they may be mocking or cursing their own child.

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There is as much difference between the counsel that a friend giveth, and that a man giveth himself, as there is between the counsel of a friend and of a flatterer. For there is no such flatterer as is a man's self.

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When I went off to the army when I was 17 years old, I believed in America and the rights of freedom. But today I believe my government is lying to the American people and that my president, George Bush, is a criminal.

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