If I were asked for a one-sentence sound bite on religion, I would say I was against it.
Salman RushdieToo many people spouting too many words, and in the end those words will turn to bullets and stones.
Salman RushdieThe moment you declare a set of ideas to be immune from criticism, satire, derision, or contempt, freedom of thought becomes impossible.
Salman RushdieThe question I'm always asking myself is: are we masters or victims? Do we make history, or does history make us? Do we shape the world, or are we just shaped by it? The question of do we have agency in our lives or whether we are just passive victims of events is, I think, a great question, and one that I have always tried to ask.
Salman Rushdie