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I needed my stuff around me, and in that little cocoon I felt good, and I could work.

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Salman Rushdie
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: June 19
Actor
Essayist
Novelist
Screenwriter
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Bombay
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Joseph Anton
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What you were is forever who you are.
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But there's one thing we must all be clear about: terrorism is not the pursuit of legitimate goals by some sort of illegitimate means. Whatever the murderers may be trying to achieve, creating a better world certainly isn't one of their goals. Instead they are out to murder innocent people.
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Anyone who has had the experience of going through American security checks knows the purpose of these checks is not to make you safer it's just to annoy you.
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I'm no friend of Tony Blair's and I consider the Middle East policies of the United States and the UK fatal.
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I had a very difficult relationship with my father, which ended up okay, but there were many difficult years.
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Peace, perfect peace, in this dark world of sin? The Blood of Jesus whispers peace within.
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If you're offended, it's your problem.
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