Sir Salman Rushdie
ON THE RECORD · 5 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“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.
“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.
“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 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.
“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.