We who have grown up on a diet of honour and shame can still grasp what must seem unthinkable to people living in the aftermath of the death of God and of tragedy: that men will sacrifice their dearest love on the implacable altars of their pride.
Salman RushdieThere are things you break that can't be put back together again. And Kashmir may be one of them.
Salman RushdieSometimes, people trying to commit suicide manage it in a manner that leaves them breathless with astonishment.
Salman RushdieDissensions between Muslim nations run at least as deep, if not deeper, than those nations' resentment of the West.
Salman Rushdie