If somebody's trying to shut you up, sing louder, and if possible, bet…

Salman Rushdie
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If somebody's trying to shut you up, sing louder, and if possible, better. ✨ Salman Rushdie, Michael Reder (2000). Conversations with Salman Rushdie, p.227, Univ. Press of Mississippi
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If somebody's trying to shut you up, sing louder, and if possible, better. ✨ Salman Rushdie, Michael Reder (2000). Conversations with Salman Rushdie, p.227, Univ. Press of Mississippi

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