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

We cannot allow religious hooligans to place limiting points on thought.

The only people who see the whole picture,' he murmured, 'are the ones who step out of the frame.

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

We live in a frightened time, and people self-censor all the time and are afraid of going into some subjects because they are worried about violent reactions.

Without water we are nothing", the traveler thought. "Even an emperor, denied water, would swiftly turn to dust. Water is the real monarch and we are all its slaves.

If I were dead, then nobody in England would have to fuss about the cost of my security and whether or not I merited such special treatment for so long.