It may be argued that the past is a country from which we have all emigrated, that its loss is part of our common humanity.
Salman RushdieWhen I'm writing a book, sentence by sentence, I'm not thinking theoretically. I'm just trying to work out the story from inside the characters I've got.
Salman RushdieIn today's US, it's possible for almost anyone - women, gays, African-Americans, Jews - to run for, and be elected to, high office.
Salman Rushdie