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It matters, it always matters, to name rubbish as rubbish; that to do otherwise is to legitimize it.

Salman Rushdie

How do you defeat terrorism? Don’t be terrorized.
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Deep Defeat Fear Terrorism Yourself
One of the strange things about violent and authoritarian regimes is they don’t like the glare of negative publicity.
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Negative Public Strange Violence
We are the storytelling animal.
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Animal Story Talk
Religion is responsible for a lot of the problems in the history of the world and it’s not something that I practice or recommend, but to each his own.
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History Kind Man Problem Religion Responsible
What kind of Christmas present would Jesus ask Santa for?
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Funny Kind Present
Ignorantly is how we all fall in love; for it is a kind of fall. Closing our eyes, we leap from that cliff in hope of a soft landing. Nor is it always soft; but still, without that leap nobody comes to life.
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Eyes Fall In Love Hope Ignorance Kind Life Soft
I think if we wish to live in any kind of a moral universe, we must hold the perpetrators of violence responsible for the violence they perpetrate. It’s very simple. The criminal is responsible for the crime.
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Crime Kind Moral Responsible Simplicity Thinking Universe Violence
For every snake, there is a ladder; for every ladder, a snake.
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Advice Game Ladder Life Snake
The moment you declare a set of ideas to be immune from criticism, satire, derision, or contempt, freedom of thought becomes impossible.
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Criticism Freedom Ideas Impossible Moments Thinking
What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.
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Existence Expression Freedom Offense
You can’t have modern states based on ideas which have been out of date for a thousand years.
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Ideas Modern Old Time Yourself
No, I don’t think it’s fair to label Islam ‘violent.’ But I will say that to my knowledge, no writer has ever gone into hiding for criticizing the Amish.
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Criticism Hide Knowledge Thinking Violence Writing
We all owe death a life.
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Death Life One Liner
I write books I’d enjoy reading, I’m the reader standing behind my shoulder.
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Book Myself Reading Writing
My horizon’s have shrunk and I have only endings to write.
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End Limitation Myself Restriction Write
I admit it: above all things, I fear absurdity.
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Fear Mad Myself Weird

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