The reason why books endure is because there are enough people who like them. It's the only reason why books last.
Interpretation
Books persist because there is a constant appreciation for them among readers.
In this quote, Salman Rushdie highlights the enduring nature of books, attributing their longevity to the love and interest that people have for them. This appreciation not only sustains the existence of literature but also fosters an ongoing relationship between readers and the written word, suggesting that the collective affection for books is what allows them to thrive through time.
In practice
This quote could be used in a speech about the importance of literature in society.
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've learned that you learn best by modeling. If you want people to learn, do it!
Teaching is the canny art of intellectual temptation
If we want to invest in the prosperity of our nation, we must invest in the education of our children so that their talents may be fully employed.
Observation, very general and wide-spread, has shown that small children are endowed with a special psychic nature. This shows us a new way of imparting education!
I studied with Strasberg, Elia Kazan. They raised the bar. They weren't easy to please, and they made you achieve the best you could do. That's what a teacher does: he infuses you with passion for something.
Through my education, I didn't just develop skills, I didn't just develop the ability to learn, but I developed confidence.
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