"We are described into corners, and then we……" — Salman Rushdie
"We are described into corners, and then we must describe ourselves out of corners."
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482 Quotes by Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie has 482 quotes on this site.
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The only privilege literature deserves - and this privilege it requires in order to exist - is the privilege of…
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The liveliness of literature lies in its exceptionality, in being the individual, idiosyncratic vision of one human being, in which,…
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Five mysteries hold the keys to the unseen: the act of love, and the birth of a baby, and the…
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There needs to be a thorough examination, by Muslims everywhere, of why it is that the faith they love breeds…
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Live on, survive, for the earth gives forth wonders. It may swallow your heart, but the wonders keep on coming.…
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Good advice is rarer than rubies.
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In India, as elsewhere in our darkening world, religion is the poison in the blood. Where religion intervenes, mere innocence…
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For a fellow who's not to much to look at, you have the instincts of a champion.
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A man who invents himself needs someone to believe in him... Not only the need to be believed in, but…
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Free speech is life itself.
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After a long, hopeless war, people will settle for peace, at almost any price.
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If you want to tell the untold stories, if you want to give voice to the voiceless, you've got to…
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More Corners Quotes
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one of 364 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy…
— Saint Augustine
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It is here, my daughters, that love is to be found - not hidden away in corners but in the…
— Teresa of Avila
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When fast food is not a treat but a dietary staple, the children surf the internet all day in dark…
— Diane Abbott
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If you're wearing smoky eye makeup, a little beige or gold pencil on the inner eye corners will open up…
— Gisele Bundchen
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Florida is a place of unparalleled diversity of backgrounds, experiences and vision. It makes our culture unique, but it can…
— Jeb Bush
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Come the three corners of the world in arms, and we shall shock them.
— William Shakespeare
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While we allow the inhabitants of imaginary remote corners the authenticity of savages or sufferers, we rarely suppose them to…
— Eva Hoffman
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Most people are mirrors, reflecting the moods and emotions of the times; few are windows, bringing light to bear on…
— Sydney J. Harris
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On street corners everywhere, people are looking at their cell phones, and it's easy to dismiss this as some sort…
— Ze Frank
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Gardens... should be like lovely, well-shaped girls: all curves, secret corners, unexpected deviations, seductive surprises and then still more curves.
— H E Bates
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In desperate hope I go and search for her in all the corners of my house. I find her not.…
— Rabindranath Tagore
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Friendship should be surrounded with ceremonies and respects, and not crushed into corners.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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