"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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Family
More From Salman Rushdie
- "A poet’s work is to name the unnameable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world, and stop it going to sleep."
- "The response of anybody interested in liberty is that we all have a say and the ability to have an argument is exactly what liberty is, even though it may never be resolved. In any authoritarian society the possessor of power dictates, and if you try and step outside he will come after you."
- "I’ve never had very high regard for therapists. I owe my health, my mental survival, to my friends and loved ones."
More In Family
- "Women are, in my view, natural peacemakers. As givers and nurturers of life, through their focus on human relationships and their engagement with the demanding work of raising children and protecting family life, they develop a deep sense of empathy that cuts through to underlying human realities."― Daisaku Ikeda
- "Rarely do members of the same family grow up under the same roof."― Richard Bach
- "A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of petty life."― Walter Bagehot