“Literature is where I go to explore the highest and lowest places in human society and in the human spirit, where I hope to find not absolute truth but the truth of the tale, of the imagination and of the heart.”
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Rushdie, S. (n.d.). Literature is where I go to explore the highest and lowest places in human society and in the human spirit, where I hope to find not absolute truth but the truth of the tale, of the imagination and of the heart. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/27002-literature-is-where-i-go-to-explore-the/
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Rushdie, Salman. “Literature is where I go to explore the highest and lowest places in human society and in the human spirit, where I hope to find not absolute truth but the truth of the tale, of the imagination and of the heart.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/27002-literature-is-where-i-go-to-explore-the/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Rushdie, Salman. “Literature is where I go to explore the highest and lowest places in human society and in the human spirit, where I hope to find not absolute truth but the truth of the tale, of the imagination and of the heart.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/27002-literature-is-where-i-go-to-explore-the/.