"I've always been drawn to characters who are outsiders, who don't fit in."

"The Satanic Verses is a novel about migration, metamorphosis, divided selves, love, death, London, and Bombay. It is a serious work of literature."

"Reality is a question of perspective; the further you get from the past, the more concrete and plausible it seems—but as you approach the present, it inevitably seems incredible."

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

"Nobody can take jokes. That’s why they’re jokes."