Salman Rushdie Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Salman Rushdie quotes, Salman Rushdie sayings, and Salman Rushdie proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

I've always thought that one of the things that the Internet and the gaming world permits as a narrative technique is to not tell the story from beginning to end - to tell stories sideways, to give alternative possibilities that the reader can, in a way, choose between. Salman Rushdie
An attack upon our ability to tell stories is not just censorship - it is a crime against our nature as human beings. Salman Rushdie
In the cookie of life, friends are chocolate chips. Salman Rushdie
Sometimes, people trying to commit suicide manage it in a manner that leaves them breathless with astonishment. Salman Rushdie
Family history, of course, has its proper dietary laws. One is supposed to swallow and digest only the permitted parts of it. the halal portions of the past, drained of their redness, their blood. Salman Rushdie
What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist. Salman Rushdie
What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist. Salman Rushdie
Reality is a question of perspective; the further you get from the past, the more concrete and plausible it seems - but as you approach the present, it inevitably seems more and more incredible. Salman Rushdie
For every snake, there is a ladder; for every ladder, a snake. Salman Rushdie
Throughout human history, the apostles of purity, those who have claimed to possess a total explanation, have wrought havoc among mere mixed-up human beings. Salman Rushdie