Original thought, original artistic expression is by its very nature questioning, irreverent, iconoclastic.

Broad-mindedness is related to tolerance; open-mindedness is the sibling of peace.

There is nothing like a War for the reinvention of lives.

When I'm writing books, something weird happens; and the result is the books contain a large amount of what you could call 'supernaturalism.' As a writer, I find I need that to explain the world I'm writing about.

Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself.

Nobody ever recognizes themselves unless they are not the character. There are many people who have claimed to be in my books, but unfortunately they were usually people that I didn't know.

Rohinton Mistry's celebrated novel 'Such a Long Journey' was pulled off the syllabus of Mumbai University because local extremists objected to its content.