"Nobody can judge an internal injury," he had said, "by the… - Salman Rushdie

"Nobody can judge an internal injury," he had said, "by the size of the superficial wound, of the hole."

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 رُشدی • سلمان رشدی

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

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You can't judge an internal injury by the size of the hole.

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"Nobody can judge an internal injury," he had said, "by the size of the superficial wound, of the hole." - Salman Rushdie

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