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He knew what he knew: that the real world was full of magic, so magical worlds could easily be real.

Salman Rushdie

Religion, a mediaeval form of unreason, when combined with modern weaponry becomes a real threat to our freedoms. This religious totalitarianism has caused a deadly mutation in the heart of Islam and we see the tragic consequences in Paris today.
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Combination Freedom Heart Reason Religion Threat Tragedy
So India’s problem turns out to be the world’s problem. What happened in India has happened in God’s name. The problem’s name is God.
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God Name Problem Religious World
You can find shame in every house, burning in an ashtray, hanging framed upon a wall, covering a bed. But nobody notices it any more.
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Bed Frame Hang Home Notice Shame Wall
My horizon’s have shrunk and I have only endings to write.
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End Limitation Myself Restriction Write
We all owe death a life.
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Death Life One Liner
Until you know who you are you can’t write.
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Writing Yourself
Science fiction is always a vehicle for ideas. It’s the form which allows either movies or books to be an exploration of how we should live.
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Book Exploration Fiction Ideas Love Movie Science
I admit it: above all things, I fear absurdity.
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Fear Mad Myself Weird
Liberate yourself, because no one else is going to liberate you.
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Freedom Liberty Yourself
Of course, there is nothing intrinsic linking any religion with any act of violence. The crusades don’t prove that Christianity was violent. The Inquisition doesn’t prove that Christianity tortures people. But that Christianity did torture people.
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Act Link People Religion Terrorism Torture Violence
It is very, very easy not to be offended by a book. You just have to shut it.
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Book Easy Yourself
Reality is a question of perspective.
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Deep One Liner Perspective Question Reality
I write books I’d enjoy reading, I’m the reader standing behind my shoulder.
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Book Myself Reading Writing
Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself.
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Freedom Game Life Talk
If you take a look at history, you will find that the understanding of what is good and evil has always existed before the individual religions. The religions were only invented by people afterwards, in order to express this idea.
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Evil Existence Expression Goodness History Ideas People Understand
I stand with Charlie Hebdo, as we all must, to defend the art of satire.
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Art Defense Myself Poem Stand Support

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