But love is what we want, not freedom. Who then is the unluckier man? The beloved, who is given his heart's desire and must for ever after fear its loss, or the free man, with his unlooked-for liberty, naked and alone between the captive armies of the earth?
Salman RushdieโRespect for religionโ has become a code phrase meaning โfear of religion.โ Religions, like all other ideas, deserve criticism, satire, and, yes, our fearless disrespect.
Salman RushdieI was very happy in Bombay. I was good at school. There was no reason to change anything. I suppose it must have been some spirit of adventure, of wanting to see the world.
Salman Rushdie