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The only way of living in a free society is to feel that you have the right to say and do stuff.

Salman Rushdie

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Salman Rushdie
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: June 19
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If you have children you worry about the world you're leaving them.
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If I were dead, then nobody in England would have to fuss about the cost of my security and whether or not I merited such special treatment for so long.
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There's going to be no more compromise on issues where there should not be compromise. Enough with appeasement or apology and mollifying, all that. To hell with all that. I'm just going to fight my corner.
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Everything has shape, if you look for it. There is no escape from form.
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What's the use of stories that aren't even true?
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