Salman Rushdie Quotes:
Ocupation: Novelist
Life: b. June 19, 1947
Birthday: June 19
As I look back, I feel a touch of pride at my younger self's dedication to literature, which gave him the strength of mind to resist the blandishments of the enemies of promise. The sirens of ad-land sang sweetly and seductively, but I thought of Odysseus lashing himself to the mast of his ship, and somehow stayed on course.
topic: Pride, Dedication, Self, Strength Of Mind, Odysseus, Younger Self
