"In an ideal world, you could reunite the……" — Salman Rushdie
"In an ideal world, you could reunite the Pakistan-occupied part of Kashmir with the Indian-occupied part and restore the old borders. You could have both India and Pakistan agreeing to guarantee those borders, demilitarise the area, and to invest in it economically. In a sane world that would happen, but we don't live in a sane world."
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482 Quotes by Salman Rushdie
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Free speech is life itself.
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