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

Quote by Salman Rushdie

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

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

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,...

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.

A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore...

A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore...

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 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...

Such is the miraculous nature of the future of exiles: what is first uttered in...

Such is the miraculous nature of the future of exiles: what is first uttered in...

When thought becomes excessively painful, action is the finest remedy

When thought becomes excessively painful, action is the finest remedy

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.

The real risks for any artist are taken in pushing the work to the limits...

The real risks for any artist are taken in pushing the work to the limits...

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

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

I used to say, 'There is a God-shaped hole in me.' For a long time...

I used to say, 'There is a God-shaped hole in me.' For a long time...

It is very, very easy not to be offended by a book. You just have...

It is very, very easy not to be offended by a book. You just have...

Throughout human history, the apostles of purity, those who have claimed to possess a total...

Throughout human history, the apostles of purity, those who have claimed to possess a total...

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

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

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

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

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...

I think all the boys that write the screaming stuff would write the best love...

I think all the boys that write the screaming stuff would write the best love...

Most of the music you hear on the radio today is developed for making money....

Most of the music you hear on the radio today is developed for making money....

To stop the flow of music would be like the stopping of time itself, incredible...

To stop the flow of music would be like the stopping of time itself, incredible...