Chamcha's Quotes

#1. Why demons, when man himself is a demon?' the Nobel Laureate Singer's 'last demon' asked from his attic in Tishevitz. To which Chamcha's sense of balance, his much-to-be-said-for-and-against reflex, wished to add: 'And why angels, when man is angelic too?

Salman Rushdie

#2. I've been waiting for someone to sign the permission slip for me to write about sex. In the meantime, I've written about sex in all my books anyway.

Meg Wolitzer

#3. I like to be fascinated by the people I photograph. Sometimes I don't admire them but I'm interested in them.

Eric Cantona

#4. Whatever our creed or belief, we all know that there is no way back, that we must fight our way through.

Johan Huizinga

#5. I liked Lost in Space," Stefan said.
"The movie or the TV series?"
"The movie? Right. I had forgotten about the movie," he said soberly. "It was better that way.

Patricia Briggs

#6. Whether I'm going out for the night, or during the day, I love putting on something that pops and makes you feel comfortable.

Joe Jonas

#7. Individual liberty is allowed to man only to a certain extent. He cannot forget that he is a social being and his individual liberty has to be curtailed at every step.

Mahatma Gandhi

#8. Now I look back and think if I'd spent more time enjoying myself instead of crying into my pillow over men, my 20s would have been fabulous!

Denise Van Outen

#9. A little madness shows the way to happiness.
A little kindness can heal the sadness.

Debasish Mridha

#10. I've always wanted to do a Crichton book. I really love his writing.

Richard Donner

#11. Apollo, the god of light, of reason, of proportion, harmony, number - Apollo blinds those who press too close in worship. Don't look straight at the sun. Go into a dark bar for a bit and have a beer with Dionysis, every now and then.

Ursula K. Le Guin

#12. The nurse looked surprised. 'You're a bit high on the totem pole to be taking statements.' Carol debated momentarily how to describe her relationship with Tony. 'Colleague' was insufficient, 'landlord' somehow misleading and 'friend' both more and less than the truth. She shrugged. 'He feeds my cat.

Val McDermid

#13. Following the herd reduces you to a cow.

Matshona Dhliwayo

#14. Just accepting that vulnerability is part of the deal, I think, makes that part okay.

Pegi Young

#15. The man don't make the vision; the vision makes the man.

David Yonggi Cho

#16. When humans behave murderously, such as inflicting senseless slaughter of innocents in warfare, we like to blame it on some dark, 'animalistic' instinct.

Frans De Waal

#17. We strive for heights bit our natures betray us, Chamcha thought; clowns in search of crowns. The bitterness overcame him

Salman Rushdie