Whores and writers, Mahound. We are the people you can’t forgive.
Writers and Writing
Quotations by Salman Rushdie
Quotes :
- "We must conclude that it is not only a… "We must conclude that it is not only a particular political ideology that has failed, but the idea that men and women could ever define themselves in terms that exclude their spiritual needs." - Salman Rushdie
- "Salman Rushdie, indeed any writer who abuses… "Salman Rushdie, indeed any writer who abuses the prophet or indeed any prophet under Islamic law, the sentence for that is actually death." - Yusuf Islam
- "Writers must fortify themselves with pride and… "Writers must fortify themselves with pride and egotism as best they can. The process is analogous to using sandbags and loose timbers to protect a house against flood. Writers are vulnerable creatures like anyone else. For what do they have in reality? Not sandbags, not timbers. Just a flimsy reputation and a name." - Brian Aldiss
- "A person who has been telling to the people… "A person who has been telling to the people merely that what they are willing to hear to fulfill their selfishness and forgive their committed sin is indeed not motivating but misleading them only." - Anuj Somany