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" I believe society has a right to defend itself, just as the individual has the right to attack that with which he disagrees. "
Naguib Mahfouz
I Believe
Society
Right
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" 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. "
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" You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions. "
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" 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. "
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" God did not intend religion to be an exercise club. "
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" The criminal is trying to solve his immediate problems. "
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" My wife thought I deserved it, but I always thought the Nobel a Western prize. "
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" I was a government employee in the morning and a writer in the evening. "
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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. "
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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. "
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" I defend both the freedom of expression and society's right to counter it. I must pay the price for differing. It is the natural way of things. "
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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. "
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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. "
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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. "
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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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" 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. "
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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. "
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" We are passing through a very sensitive time, and on the whole, this country is facing very big problems. "
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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. "
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" 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. "
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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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Lack
" I am practically in the employ of Mr. Nobel. I have to meet everyone he sends my way. "
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" In Egypt today most people are concerned with getting bread to eat. Only some of the educated understand how democracy works. "
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" Events at home, at work, in the street - these are the bases for a story. "
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" The writer interweaves a story with his own doubts, questions, and values. That is art. "
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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. "
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" If the urge to write should ever leave me, I want that day to be my last. "
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" 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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