What one writer can make in the solitude of one room is something no power can easily destroy.
Salman RushdieCaptain Ahab drowned, he reminded himself; it was the trimmer, Ishmael, who survived.
Salman RushdieWhat distinguishes a great artist from a weak one is first their sensibility and tenderness; second, their imagination, and third, their industry.
Salman RushdieI needed my stuff around me, and in that little cocoon I felt good, and I could work.
Salman RushdieIf you want to be a serious writer, then you have to write what there is to write about. If you're going to pull your punches and second-guess yourself and not do things because you're worried, then don't write. Stay home and do something else.
Salman RushdieThis is going to make me sound ancient, but I remember Juhu Beach when there weren't any buildings on it. You'd go through countryside and arrive at this amazing beach. I remember driving from Delhi to the Qutab Minar through countryside. Mehrauli was a little village - that's all gone.
Salman Rushdie