On Freedom

"...If you have the great privilege of living in one of the relatively few free societies in the world, use the freedom. The point about freedom is to use it. It's not to say, 'Oh well, it's nice to have the freedom but let's not bother to use it because that would be a bit scary'. Freedom is scary, and it's not peaceful either. It's turbulent. 'Speak' is what I would say."

Salman Rushdie