If You're Offended, It's Your Problem.

The Field Of The Novel Is Very Rich. If You're A Composer, You're Well Aware Of The History Of Composition, And You Are Trying To Make Your Music Part Of That History. You're Not Ahistorical. In The Same Way, I Think, If You Write Now, You Are Writing In The Historical Context Of What The Novel Has Been And What Possibilities It Has Revealed.

I've Been Worrying About God A Little Bit Lately... It Seems Like He's Been In A Bad Mood. And I Think It Has To Do With The Quality Of Lovers He's Been Getting.

Prophet Mohammed Would Have No Objection To The Satanic Verses.

I Needed My Stuff Around Me, And In That Little Cocoon I Felt Good, And I Could Work.

What You Were Is Forever Who You Are.