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“When you have earned the high horizon it isn't easy to go back into your box, into a narrow island, an eternity of anticlimax.”

Book:The Satanic Verses

Work

The Satanic Verses

The Satanic Verses is a complex and controversial novel that delves into the lives of various characters, including a man accused of assassinating the Prophet Muhammad. The story intertwines their personal narratives with broader discussions about religious beliefs, cultural misunderstandings, and the nature of truth. The novel is known for its exploration of the line between reality and imagination, and its portrayal of the complexities of human relationships and the impact of religious fervor on individual lives. more

Author

Salman Rushdie

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

“If we are erring through a wasteland of memories, missing all the appointments with love, we must decide to give up the crusades against the figments in our thinking pattern. We cannot allow the draconian phantoms of the past to possess our thoughts and colonize our life. (“Not without the past”)”

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Author:Erik Pevernagie

“I don’t get involved with people because quite frankly most people aren’t worth getting involved with. I don’t need somebody to complete me, be the other half of me or any of that freaky shit.”

Besieged Lilly Parker

Book:Besieged

Source: Besieged

“I don’t have a type. I don’t discriminate when it comes to pussy.- Hugo, Besieged.”

Besieged

Book:Besieged

Source: Besieged

“A duty," she said, holding his hand between her own. "The duty of a survivor. Not everyone lives to be old, but if you do, I think you owe it to those who didn't. To tell the stories of those who shared your journey… for as long as they could.”