A sigh isn't just a sigh. We inhale the world and breathe out meaning. While we can. While we can.

Of course, there is nothing intrinsic linking any religion with any act of violence. The crusades don't prove that Christianity was violent. The Inquisition doesn't prove that Christianity tortures people. But that Christianity did torture people.

A figure of speech is a shifty thing; it can be twisted or it can be straight.

What one writer can make in the solitude of one room is something no power can easily destroy.

Rohinton Mistry's celebrated novel 'Such a Long Journey' was pulled off the syllabus of Mumbai University because local extremists objected to its content.

There needs to be a thorough examination, by Muslims everywhere, of why it is that the faith they love breeds so many violent mutant strains.

If somebody's trying to shut you up, sing louder, and if possible, better.