You can't judge an internal injury by the size of the hole.

I'm a reader of Chinese literature, I like their films, but also: I've had great difficulty getting my work published in China; very little of it has been published there. The first two attempts to have all of my work published, for instance, were refused without any reason ever being given.

It's always been colossally important to me that my books should be well received in India. It's where I come from.

British society has never been cleansed of the filth of imperialism.

There is no magic on earth strong enough to wipe out the legacies of one's parents.

Certainly, the Hollywood cinema, there's almost nothing of interest coming out of there.

What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.