I was living in New York at the time of the 9/11 attacks. And I remember, you know, in those weeks that followed, when none of us spoke about anything else really, a number of friends of mine, people I knew, including very experienced journalists, I heard them saying things like, well, now we understand what happened to you.
Salman RushdieAnyone who has had the experience of going through American security checks knows the purpose of these checks is not to make you safer; it's just to annoy you.
Salman RushdieIn Iran, fundamentalism was fuelled to an extent by the regime of the Shah being supported by the West.
Salman RushdieMy grandmother was very fierce and gruff. She was quite small, but she was very wide.
Salman Rushdie