Quote by Salman Rushdie
What distinguishes a great artist from a weak one is first their s

What distinguishes a great artist from a weak one is first their sensibility and tenderness second, their imagination, and third, their industry. – Salman Rushdie

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There is a widespread difficulty in the Muslim world, which has to do with how the people are taught about examining their own history. A whole range of stuff has been placed off limits. – Salman Rushdie

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In this world without quiet corners, there can be no easy escapes from history, from hullabaloo, from terrible, unquiet fuss. – Salman Rushdie

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History
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Vertigo is the conflict between the fear of falling and the desire to fall. – Salman Rushdie

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We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free from great ones. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened. – Mark Twain

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Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak. – John Adams

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