Sir Salman Rushdie
ON THE RECORD · 5 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“I was on the stage, lying down, with an enormous pool of blood all around me,”
Sir Salman Rushdie · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-29
Sir Salman testified during the trial about being stabbed 15 times in the 2022 attack.
“within millimetres from my brain”
Sir Salman Rushdie · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-29
Sir Salman described how the attacker's knife came close to his brain and left him partially blinded.
“I don't believe the book is on trial,”
Sir Salman Rushdie · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-29
Defence attorneys questioned Rushdie about whether he should have expected a backlash to his novel The Satanic Verses.
“Somebody else is on trial.”
Sir Salman Rushdie · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-29
Rushdie responded to defence attorneys' questioning about his controversial 1988 novel.
“It was an enormous and expansive lake of blood.”
Sir Salman Rushdie · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-29
Sir Salman described the scene of the attack during his testimony at the trial in Buffalo.