We all dream things into being; you imagine yourself having a child, and then you have a child. An inventor will think of something in his mind and then make it actual. So things are often passing from the imagined realm into the real world.

Prophet Mohammed would have no objection to The Satanic Verses.

It is often said by religious people that without its framework, there is no sense of right or wrong. My view is that religion comes after ethics.

Home is the place where you feel happy.

Most of what matters in your life takes place in your absence.

I've never rejected the world I came from. To be rejected by it is horrible.

Religion, a mediaeval form of unreason, when combined with modern weaponry becomes a real threat to our freedoms. This religious totalitarianism has caused a deadly mutation in the heart of Islam and we see the tragic consequences in Paris today. I stand with Charlie Hebdo, as we all must, to defend the art of satire, which has always been a force for liberty and against tyranny, dishonesty and stupidity. 'Respect for religion' has become a code phrase meaning 'fear of religion.' Religions, like all other ideas, deserve criticism, satire, and, yes, our fearless disrespect.