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Salman Rushdie ⚃⚃

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Salman Rushdie, “Midnight’s Children”
Sacred cows

Sacred cows eat anything.
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Salman Rushdie, “Midnight’s Children”
Waiting for Love

Brass Monkey was never so furious as when anyone spoke to her in words of love; desperate for affection, she had a tendency to turn upon anyone who gave her what she wanted, as if she were defending herself against the possibility of being tricked.
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Salman Rushdie, “Midnight’s Children”
Frontier

It has been observed that all Americans need a frontier.
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Salman Rushdie, “Midnight’s Children”
Childish fixations

A ten-year-old brain can accommodate any number of fixations.
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Salman Rushdie, “Midnight’s Children”
Wonderful India

India is indeed a truly wonderful country with many remarkable traditions, and would be just fine and perfect if one did not constantly have to eat Indian food.

Salman Rushdie

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