I write books I’d enjoy reading, I’m the reader standing behind my shoulder.
I will come back to India – so deal with it.
I think the veil is a way of taking power away from women.
I think that England made a very big, historical mistake to allow itself to become the kind of terrorist capital of the world.
Very often, people who actually pick up a book of mine for the first time are kind of surprised. And I get these letters saying, well, who knew that you were good, you know?
I think that a lot of us, whether we are religious or not – there are no words to express some things except religious words. For instance, ‘soul.’
I seem to have fallen for women with missing parents. Goodness knows what it signifies.
I’m definitely post-something.
I’m no friend of Tony Blair’s and I consider the Middle East policies of the United States and the UK fatal.
I’m not a big fan of there being voiceovers in movies. I really prefer it when the film tells it story.
I remember when I was young, many cities in the Muslim world were cosmopolitan cities with a lot of culture.
The people suffering most from the Taliban were Afghans.
If Turkey wants to join Europe, it will have to become a European country, and that might take a long time.
If I were asked for a one-sentence sound bite on religion, I would say I was against it.
I have no problem with people’s religious beliefs. I just don’t happen to have any.
If bigots behave like bigots, it’s not a huge surprise.
I’ve never yet managed to write a novel which didn’t have an Indian central character.
I’ve never rejected the world I came from. To be rejected by it is horrible.
I’ve always prided myself on my discipline as a writer. I do it like a job. I get up in the morning and go to my desk.
I’m not saying I am never going to fall in love again, but there is no need to marry.