In general, writers shouldn't be killed for what they write, though I can think of exceptions.
Interpretation
Writers should have the freedom to express their thoughts without fear of violent repercussions.
Salman Rushdie's quote emphasizes the importance of freedom of expression for writers, suggesting that, in general, they should not face lethal consequences for their work. However, it also hints at the complexity of this issue, acknowledging that there may be situations where exceptions exist, highlighting the nuanced relationship between art, expression, and societal values.
In practice
In a speech advocating for journalistic freedom, this quote could highlight the necessity of protecting writers.
I've been fascinated by Machiavelli since I was very young. I've always felt that he had a bad rap from history, and that he was actually a person quite unlike what we now think of as Machiavellian. He was a republican. He disliked totalitarian government.
Killing people because you don't like their ideas - it's a bad thing.
faith without doubt is addiction
I am clearly vulnerable to these more passionate and volatile unstable relationships. I am trying to not be so vulnerable.
In India, as elsewhere in our darkening world, religion is the poison in the blood. Where religion intervenes, mere innocence is no excuse. Yet we go on skating around this issue, speaking of religion in the fashionable language of 'respect.' What is there to respect in any of this, or in any of the crimes now being committed almost daily around the world in religion's dreaded name?
Reality is a question of perspective; the further you get from the past, the more concrete and plausible it seems - but as you approach the present, it inevitably seems more and more incredible.
I paint not the things I see but the feelings they arouse in me.
Storytelling is ultimately a creative act of pattern recognition. Through characters, plot and setting, a writer creates places where previously invisible truths become visible. Or the storyteller posits a series of dots that the reader can connect.
I have never started a novel - I mean except the first, when I was starting a novel just to start a novel - I've never written one without rereading Victory. It opens up the possibilities of a novel. It makes it seem worth doing.
Novels attempt to render human experience; that's really all they are. They are meant to convey empathy for the character.
There really is no such thing as art. There are only artists.
I just make the music feel the way I want it to feel, and I don't put it out until I'm totally happy with it.
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