I've met the Dalai Lama briefly, but I would probably say my grandfath…

Salman Rushdie
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I've met the Dalai Lama briefly, but I would probably say my grandfather was the wisest person I ever met. He was my mother's father, an Indian, a family doctor, and very unlike me in that he was deeply religious.
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