Centre Quote by Salman Rushdie

When 'Midnight's Children' came out, people in the West tended to respond to the fantasy elements in the novel, to praise it in those…

— Salman Rushdie

“If Midnight’s Children is India’s One Hundred Years of Solitude, then A Suitable Boy must be its War and Peace.”

— Whitaker

I did not have any philosophy at all when I wrote the first novel. I was just wanting to capture experiences that I thought…

— Karan Bajaj

“Midnight has many children; the offspring of Independence were not all human. Violence, corruption, poverty, generals, chaos, greed and pepperpot… I had to go…

— Salman Rushdie

I've never yet managed to write a novel which didn't have an Indian central character.

— Salman Rushdie

There's always these giant baffling books, like 'The Da Vinci Code.' People say it's not as well written as 'Midnight's Children.' Why aren't people…

— Denise Mina

Dark books do appeal to kids because they have nice, sheltered lives - and they also appeal to children who are going through pretty…

— Melissa de la Cruz

I believe that the dysfunctional Muslim family constitutes a real threat to the very fabric of western life. It is in the family that…

— Ayaan Hirsi Ali

'Night' may be one of the most important books that people can read today. It is a story of how hate can slowly take…

— Clemantine Wamariya

The Qura'an is the only book where the Author is in love with the reader ^_^

— I :P

The first novel that I wrote was because I was having very interesting sorts of experiences, for Indians of my generation.

— Karan Bajaj

'Deity' will be a compelling and exciting thriller with complex and interesting characters. A neo-realistic style to story and images will take the audience…

— Niels Arden Oplev