I do not need the idea of God to explain the world I live in.

Quote by Salman Rushdie

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If I were asked for a one-sentence sound bite on religion, I would say I...

If I were asked for a one-sentence sound bite on religion, I would say I...

What one writer can make in the solitude of one room is something no power...

What one writer can make in the solitude of one room is something no power...

I hate admitting that my enemies have a point.

I hate admitting that my enemies have a point.

Names, once they are in common use, quickly become mere sounds, their etymology being buried,...

Names, once they are in common use, quickly become mere sounds, their etymology being buried,...

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

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

One of the extraordinary things about human events is that the unthinkable becomes thinkable.

One of the extraordinary things about human events is that the unthinkable becomes thinkable.

The idea of the sacred is quite simply one of the most conservative notions in...

The idea of the sacred is quite simply one of the most conservative notions in...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Books choose their authors; the act of creation is not entirely a rational and conscious...

Books choose their authors; the act of creation is not entirely a rational and conscious...

Our lives are not what we deserve; they are, let us agree, in many ways...

Our lives are not what we deserve; they are, let us agree, in many ways...

Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself.

Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself.

What distinguishes a great artist from a weak one is first their sensibility and tenderness;...

What distinguishes a great artist from a weak one is first their sensibility and tenderness;...

What one writer can make in the solitude of one room is something no power...

What one writer can make in the solitude of one room is something no power...

The acceptance that all that is solid has melted into the air, that reality and...

The acceptance that all that is solid has melted into the air, that reality and...

Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself.

Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself.

If anyone tells you that you cannot legislate morality, remeber that legislation IS morality.

If anyone tells you that you cannot legislate morality, remeber that legislation IS morality.

There are so many exceptions to free speech: child pornography, cross burning, libel, fighting words.

There are so many exceptions to free speech: child pornography, cross burning, libel, fighting words.

Most men make little use of their speech than to give evidence against their own...

Most men make little use of their speech than to give evidence against their own...