"He is so vile, the Ayatollah, vile to impose the death sentence, " said Koch at City Hall. "If he(Rushdie) hadn't gotten this advertising it would be on remainder, because I'm told it's such a dull book. Now he'll make multi-millions of dollars, but I hope he'll live to spend it.""他真卑鄙,阿亚图拉真卑鄙,居然下了死刑令,"葛德华在市政府说。"如果他[拉什迪]没有这一通广告,他的书一定会滞销。我听说那本书非常枯燥。现在他会赚进数百万,不过我希望他能活着用这笔钱。"