"If somebody's trying to shut you up, sing louder, and if possible, better."

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Source : Salman Rushdie, Michael Reder (2000). “Conversations with Salman Rushdie”, p.227, Univ. Press of Mississippi

Salman Rushdie

“Thanks to my work everything's going well; it's a great consolation.”
“The influence of one's parents is powerful and permanent.”
“Your rat tail is all the fashion now. I prefer a bushy plume, carried straight up. You are Siamese and your ancestors lived in trees. Mine lived in palaces. It has been suggested to me that I am a bit of a snob. How true! I prefer to be.”
“You cannot force growth of human life and civilization, any more than you can force these slow-growing trees. That is the economy of Almighty God, that all good growth is slow growth.”
“Wraith rubbed his hands together in cheesy horror-movie glee. â€œJoin us or die.â€ He grinned. â€œIâ€™ve always wanted to say that.”
“Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini”
“Fortunately, the war has brought with it not alone a stark realization of what another war would mean to the world, but as well the creation of an international agency through which the nations of the world can, if they so desire, make peace a living reality.”
“There's nothing more satisfying than seeing a happy and smiling child. I always help in any way I can, even if it's just by signing an autograph. A child's smile is worth more than all the money in the world.”

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