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Beware the man (or jinni) of action when he finally seeks to better himself with thought. A little thinking is a dangerous thing.

Salman Rushdie

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Sir Salman Rushdie (born Ahmed Salman Rushdie, Urdu: أحمد سلمان رشدی, Hindi: अह्मद सलमान रश्डी on 19 June 1947) is an Indian-born British novelist and essayist. Most of his work is set on the Indian subcontinent.

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Native Name: سلمان رشدی

Alternative Names: Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie • Rushdie • Ahmed Salman Rushdie • Joseph Anton

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...that witchcraft requires no potions, familiar spirits, or magic wands. Language upon a silver tongue affords enchantment enough.

Masks beneath masks until suddenly the bare bloodless skull.

إننا لا نثبت أن العالم هو مكان حقيقي ,إلا عندما نموت فيه

Beware the man (or jinni) of action when he finally seeks to better himself with thought. A little thinking is a dangerous thing. - Salman Rushdie

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