Prophet Mohammed would have no objection to The Satanic Verses.

There are things you break that can't be put back together again. And Kashmir may be one of them.

Rock and roll music - the music of freedom frightens people and unleashes all manner of conservative defense mechanisms.

What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.

One of the extraordinary things about human events is that the unthinkable becomes thinkable.

Language is courage: the ability to conceive a thought, to speak it, and by doing so to make it true.

‘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.

In the cookie of life, friends are the chocolate chips.

Language upon a silvered tongue affords enchantment enough.

The whole story of migration and what that has done in interconnecting the planet is obviously something I've written about a lot.

faith without doubt is addiction

Power. It's all about that, don't you forget. People want money or power.

A fortress built long ago, Walls made timeless by historic glory.The small girl in the boat slows, To listen to its story.

While all other things are uncertain, evanescent, and ephemeral, virtue alone is fixed with deep roots; it can neither be overthrown by any violence or moved from its place.

Entertainment is in art like color in pictures.

International markets are much bigger than the U.S. In Sweden we have 9 million inhabitants, and if you're successful in Sweden, you're not successful - it's such a small market.

Let us answer a book of ink with a book of flesh and blood.

I should try to get some sleep as one doesn't know what tomorrow may bring.

A visual image is a simple thing, a picture that enters the eyes.

Don't worry about what you can't control.

It is easier to develop great power than it is to know how to use it wisely.