There Is A World Inside The World.

Writers In Repressive Societies Are Considered Dangerous. That's Why So Many Of Them Are In Jail.

There Are No Amateurs In The World Of Children.

He Took Pains To Avoid Self-depreciation, Self-mockery, Ambiguity, Irony, Subtlety, Vulnerability, A Civilized World-weariness And A Tragic Sense Of History--the Very Things, He Says, That Are Most Natural To Him.

Being Called A 'bad Citizen' Is A Compliment To A Novelist, At Least To My Mind. That's Exactly What We Ought To Do.

Rushdie Is A Hostage.