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I would argue that religion comes from a desire to get to the questions of, 'Where do we come from?' and 'How shall we live?' And I would say I don't need religion to answer those questions.

Salman Rushdie

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Salman Rushdie
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: June 19
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