Salman Rushdie 71st Birthday: 10 Quotes by the Author That Will Leave You in Deep Thoughts

Known for blending magic realism into history-based fiction in his works, Salman Rushdie is indeed a unique author. His verses are eloquent and profound. A winner of several awards along with the Booker Prize for Fiction, Rushdie's works have been appreciated across the world. Though for his commentary on Islam the writer has also faced severe criticism.

Some of Rushdie's most popular works are The Satanic Verses (1988), Midnight's Children (1981), Imaginary Homelands: Essays (1992), The Moor's Last Sigh (1995) and East West (1994). Rushdie was honoured with knighthood for his services to literature on June 16, 2007 in the Queen's Birthday Honours. His works are a wonderful example of how fiction is the closest reflection of reality. As the writer is celebrating his 71st birthday on June 19, we list down ten impactful quotes from his books where he said the most with least of words.

1. "Our lives teach us who we are."

2. "When thought becomes excessively painful, action is the finest remedy."

3. "What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist."

4. "From the beginning men used God to justify the unjustifiable."

5. "We all owe death a life."

6. "The only people who see the whole picture are the ones who step out of the frame."

7. "What's real and what's true aren't necessarily the same."

8. "Perhaps the story you finish are never the one you begin."

9. "Most of what matters in our lives takes place in our absence."

10. "Roots, I sometimes think, are a conservative myth, designed to keep us in our places."

As short as these lines are, they have a deep philosophical insights into human life. Rushdie's fiction often draws an uncanny similarity with reality. Making the best use of words, he conveys the most abstract ideas with absolute accuracy.

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