In Egypt today most people are concerned with getting bread to eat. Only some of the educated understand how democracy works.
From Naguib Mahfouz
I started writing while I was a little boy. Maybe it's because I was reading a lot of books I admired, and thought that I would like to write something like that someday. Also, my love for good writing pushed me.
I love Sufism as I love beautiful poetry, but it is not the answer. Sufism is like a mirage in the desert. It says to you, come and sit, relax and enjoy yourself for a while.
You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.
I wake up early in the morning and walk for an hour. If I have something to write, I prefer to write in the morning until midday, and in the afternoon, I eat.
If we reject science, we reject the common man.
I was reading a lot of books I admired, and thought that I would like to write something like that someday.
An allegory is not meant to be taken literally. There is a great lack of comprehension on the part of some readers.
I thought they would never select an Eastern writer for the Nobel. I was surprised.
It's clearly more important to treat one's fellow man well than to be always praying and fasting and touching one's head to a prayer mat.
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