Fundamentalism isn't about religion, it's about power.

Writers have an opinion about the world and offer arguments about the world. They should offer contemplation.

If Islam is to be reconciled with modernity, these voices must be encouraged until they swell into a roar.

If somebody's trying to shut you up, sing louder, and if possible, better.

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.

Language is courage: the ability to conceive a thought, to speak it, and by doing so to make it true.

In the real world, immeasurable hurt is caused by terrorists based in Pakistan who attack countries like India.