Naguib Mahfouz quotes - page 2

If we reject science, we reject the common man. (Naguib Mahfouz)
As the tension eases, we must look in the direction of agriculture, industry and education as our final goals, and toward democracy under Mr Mubarak. View quote
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I was a government employee in the morning and a writer in the evening. View quote
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It is simply not part of my culture to preserve notes. I have never heard of a writer preserving his early drafts. View quote
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The Koran and the laws of all civilized nations legislate against the vilification of religions. View quote
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Insults are the business of the court. View quote
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I consider Khomeini's position dangerous. He does not have the right to pass judgment-that is not the Islamic way. View quote
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Hosni Mubarak... his constitution is not democratic, but he is democratic. We can voice our opinions now. The press is free. View quote
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I reject any path which rejects life, but I can't help loving Sufism because it sounds so beautiful. It gives relief in the midst of battle. View quote
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I am practically in the employ of Mr. Nobel. I have to meet everyone he sends my way. View quote
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We are like a woman with a difficult pregnancy. We have to rebuild the social classes in Egypt, and we must change the way things were. (Naguib Mahfouz)
My countrymen have the right to shake my hand and talk to me if they so wish. Don't forget that their support and their reading of my works is what brought me the Nobel prize. View quote
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I've never worked in politics, never been a member of an official committee or a political party. View quote
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If the urge to write should ever leave me, I want that day to be my last. View quote
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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. View quote
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There are no heroes in most of my stories. I look at our society with a critical eye and find nothing extraordinary in the people I see. View quote
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The Nobel Prize has given me, for the first time in my life, the feeling that my literature could be appreciated on an international level. View quote
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I accepted the interviews and encounters that had to be held with the media, but I would have preferred to work in peace. View quote
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I thought they would never select an Eastern writer for the Nobel. I was surprised. View quote
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My wife thought I deserved it, but I always thought the Nobel a Western prize. View quote
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One effect that the Nobel Prize seems to have had is that more Arabic literary works have been translated into other languages. (Naguib Mahfouz)
Winning Nobel imposed on me a lifestyle to which I am not used and which I would not have preferred. View quote
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Home is not where you were born; home is where all your attempts to escape cease. View quote
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I didn't make any money from my writing until much later. I published about 80 stories for nothing. I spent on literature. View quote
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We used the Western style to express our own themes and stories. But don't forget that our heritage includes The Thousand and One Nights. View quote
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