"What one writer can make in the solitude of one room is something no power can easily destroy."
― Salman Rushdie
Topic(s):
Experience
More From Salman Rushdie
- "In this world without quiet corners, there can be no easy escapes from history, from hullabaloo, from terrible, unquiet fuss."
- "Throughout human history, the apostles of purity, those who have claimed to possess a total explanation, have wrought havoc among mere mixed-up human beings."
- "The only way of living in a free society is to feel that you have the right to say and do stuff."
More In Experience
- "The American experience influenced my understanding of individuality, basic human rights, freedom of expression and the rights and responsibilities of citizens."― Ai Weiwei
- "You don’t have to be a chef or even a particularly good cook to experience proper kitchen alchemy: the moment when ingredients combine to form something more delectable than the sum of their parts."― Erin Morgenstern
- "Experience is one thing you can’t get for nothing."― Oscar Wilde