Original thought, original artistic expression is by its very nature questioning, irreverent, iconoclastic.
Salman RushdieSomething was badly amiss with the spiritual life of the planet...Too many demons inside people claiming to believe in God.
Salman RushdieI think, in a written novel, the way in which you play with the readers' emotion or the way in which you engage the readers' emotions can be very indirect. You could come at it through irony or comedy, etcetera, and you could capture people's sympathies and feelings kind of by stealth if you like.
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