Sometimes writing a novel is not unlike having a baby. You'd have to ask a female novelist to compare the pain.
Salman RushdieDoubt, it seems to me, is the central condition of a human being in the twentieth century.
Salman RushdieHave you noticed the physical resemblance between Imran Khan and Gaddafi? If you were making a movie of the life of Gaddafi and you wanted a slightly better-looking version of Gaddafi, you might cast Imran Khan.
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