Salman Rushdie

I think the job of a writer is to be a witness, to bear witness to the world.

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

Don't be afraid to be controversial. It means you're saying something interesting.

I'm not a fan of happy endings. I like endings that are true.

The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.

History is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake.

I'm a great believer in the power of the imagination.

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.

I like books that are a little bit dangerous.

The human brain is a wonderful thing. It starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public.

I'm not interested in being popular. I'm interested in being free.

Life is a series of surprises, and you never know what's going to happen next.

The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.

A poet's work is to name the unnameable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world, and stop it from going to sleep.