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Quote by Salman Rushdie

“I'm a novelist. Fortunately I don't have to rule the world.”

Author

Salman Rushdie (born June 19, 1947) is a British-Indian novelist and essayist. Known for his magical realism style, his novel Midnight's Children won the Booker Prize in 1981. His works often explore themes of cultural conflict, religion, and politics. In 1988, his novel The Satanic Verses sparked global controversy, leading to a fatwa issued by Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini calling for his assassination. Rushdie spent years in hiding under police protection. He remains a prominent voice in contemporary English literature, celebrated for his literary innovation and defense of free expression. more

“Islam doesn't have to mean blind faith. It can mean what it always meant in your family, a culture, a civilization, as open-minded as your grandfather was, as delightedly disputatious as your father was.... Don't let the zealots make Muslim a terrifying word, I urged myself; remember when it meant family.”

Mean Remember Culture Father Civilization Blind Islam Our Family Grandfather Remember When Open Minded Blind Faith Zealot

Author:Salman Rushdie

“No story comes from nowhere; new stories are born from old.”

Stories Born

Book:Haroun and the Sea of Stories

Source: Haroun and the Sea of Stories

“Obviously, a rigid, blinkered, absolutist world view is the easiest to keep hold of, whereas the fluid, uncertain, metamorphic picture I've always carried about is rather more vulnerable.”

World Views Vulnerable Uncertain Fluid World View

Author:Salman Rushdie

“Science fiction is where I started out, really. When I was a kid, I was a complete addict of science fiction. It was one of my earliest interests as a writer, and I've just taken a long time to circle back around to it.”

Long Kids Interest Fiction Taken Long Time Science Fiction Circles Addict