English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Salman Rushdie Quotes

I used to say, 'There is a God-shaped hole in me.' For a long time I stressed the absence, the hole. Now I find it is the shape which has become more important.

Salman Rushdie

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

Lindsay Davenport quote: "Tennis is more commercial these days."
Tennis is more commercial these days. Lindsay Davenport
Edward Albert quote: "Fear is the only true enemy, born of ignorance and the parent..."
Fear is the only true enemy, born of ignorance and the parent of anger and hate. Edward Albert
Drew Barrymore quote: "When things are perfect, that's when you need to worry most."
When things are perfect, that's when you need to worry most. Drew Barrymore
James Denton quote: "I still treat every job as if I might never get hired again as..."
I still treat every job as if I might never get hired again as far as the way I save money and live really modestly. James Denton
Emile M. Cioran quote: "Tolerance cannot seduce the young."
Tolerance cannot seduce the young. Emile M. Cioran
Ernie Pyle quote: "It was a night when London was ringed and stabbed with fire."
It was a night when London was ringed and stabbed with fire. Ernie Pyle
Brad Paisley quote: "Rock Band never got anybody a date. Never."
Rock Band never got anybody a date. Never. Brad Paisley
Morley Safer quote: "What does it say about us that people who are considered..."
What does it say about us that people who are considered defective are instinctively caring and compassionate? Morley Safer
Jonathan Swift quote: "May you live all the days of your life."
May you live all the days of your life. Jonathan Swift
Abraham Lincoln quote: "I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict..."
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice. Abraham Lincoln
The Onion Field, that one got pretty close to me because I was a cop when it happened. I saw some of the indifference that my police department showed to the surviving officer. Joseph Wambaugh
Cathy Rindner Tempelsman quote: "The child who acts unlovable is the child who most needs to be..."
The child who acts unlovable is the child who most needs to be loved. Cathy Rindner Tempelsman
You've got to marinate your head, in that time and culture. You've got to become them."(Speaking about researching, and reading, and immersing yourself in History) David McCullough
Then sudden Felagund there swaying. Sang in answer a song of staying, Resisting, battling against power, Of secrets kept, strength like a tower, And trust unbroken, freedom, escape; Of changing and of shifting shape, Of snares eluded, broken traps, The prison opening, the chain that snaps. J. R. R. Tolkien
I remember traveling around in Arkansas with Senator Robinson, and I told him what this little trick was. He felt very much part of it and had me take pictures of people unbeknownst to them. Ben Shahn