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" An allegory is not meant to be taken literally. There is a great lack of comprehension on the part of some readers. "

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" The Arab world also won the Nobel with me. I believe that international doors have opened, and that from now on, literate people will consider Arab literature also. We deserve that recognition. "

" God did not intend religion to be an exercise club. "

" 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. "

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" I was suffering from a peculiar and persistent sense that I was being pursued, and also the conviction that under the political order of the times, our lives had no meaning. "

" 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. "

" I accepted the interviews and encounters that had to be held with the media, but I would have preferred to work in peace. "

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" According to Islamic principles, when a man is accused of heresy, he is given the choice between repentance and punishment. "

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