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

Quote by Salman Rushdie

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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

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.

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

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

I hate admitting that my enemies have a point.

I hate admitting that my enemies have a point.

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;...

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...

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

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.

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...

Sometimes legends make reality, and become more useful than the facts.

Sometimes legends make reality, and become more useful than the facts.

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...

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,...

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...

A poet's work is to name the unnameable, to point at frauds, to take sides,...

A poet's work is to name the unnameable, to point at frauds, to take sides,...

Writers and politicians are natural rivals. Both groups try to make the world in their...

Writers and politicians are natural rivals. Both groups try to make the world in their...

The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in...

The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in...

If I had my way books would not be written in English, but in an...

If I had my way books would not be written in English, but in an...

Like all writers, he measured the achievements of others by what they had accomplished, asking...

Like all writers, he measured the achievements of others by what they had accomplished, asking...