Self-censorship is a lie to yourself; if you are going to be trying to…

Salman Rushdie
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Self-censorship is a lie to yourself; if you are going to be trying to seriously create art, to create literary art, and you decide to hold back, to censor yourself, then you are a fool to yourself and it would be better that you kept your mouth shut and did not speak. ✨ I'm returning to India, deal with it - Salman Rushdie to NDTV. Interview with Barkha Dutt, www.ndtv.com. January 25, 2012.
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