Rock n' roll was a kid when I was a kid.

Literature is the one place in any society where, within the secrecy of our own heads, we can hear voices talking about everything in every possible way.

In our time, we have become too interested in the artist and his or her character and experience as a way of understanding art. In my view, you should be able to read a book or see a film without knowing a single thing about conditions or circumstances or character of the artist, and experience the work to the full without such information. Sometimes I feel - speaking for myself - that people know much too much about me, and I wish people knew less and could just read these books and respond to them purely as words on a page.

There is nothing like a War for the reinvention of lives.

I will come back to India - so deal with it.

I remember when I was young, many cities in the Muslim world were cosmopolitan cities with a lot of culture.

Fundamentalists of all faiths are the fundamental evil of our time.