When you have children, your perspective on the parent-child relationship alters.

In general, writers shouldn't be killed for what they write, though I can think of exceptions.

My father decided that he was such a admirer of Ibn Rushd's philosophy, thinking that he changed the family name to Rushdie. I realized why my father was so interested in him, because he was really an incredibly modernizing voice inside our Islamic culture.

The only way of living in a free society is to feel that you have the right to say and do stuff.

I have been a film buff all my life and believe that the finest cinema is fully the equal of the best novels.

One of the problems with defending free speech is you often have to defend people that you find to be outrageous and unpleasant and disgusting.

Nobody wants to read a 600 page book in which the author is fabulous throughout.