Bombay Quote by Salman Rushdie

“I do think of Bombay as my hometown. Those are the streets I walked when I was learning to walk. And it's the place that my imagination has returned to more than anywhere else.” quote by Salman Rushdie — Download Open image

“I do think of Bombay as my hometown. Those are the streets I walked when I was learning to walk. And it's the place that my imagination has returned to more than anywhere else.”

Salman Rushdie

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