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" I liked Sartre's views but not his writing. "
Tahar Ben Jelloun
Sartre
His
Writing
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" Poetry is a form of mathematics, a highly rigorous relationship with words. "
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" Intellectuals try to keep going. But their situation is very difficult. Those who have had the courage to voice their opposition have often paid a very high price. "
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" We must stop posing as victims of the West and behaving negatively towards the West. We must participate with the West on an equal footing in the reconstruction of the world. "
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" I belong to a specific category of writers, those who speak and write in a language different from that of their parents. "
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Parents
Different
" My sensibility steers me toward writers who are out on their own. "
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Who
Toward
" I am a Moroccan writer of French expression. "
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I Am
Writer
French
" For me, poetry is a situation - a state of being, a way of facing life and facing history. "
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History
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" This universe can very well be expressed in words and syllables which are not those of one's mother tongue. "
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Universe
Well
Words
" There are very few great poets in the world. "
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Few
" In the '70s I was in exile; every time I went back I wondered if they'd take my passport away. "
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" It is impossible to disregard such an important medium as television. We should know how to use it, learn to work in it and express new values in it. "
Tahar Ben Jelloun
Know
Values
Impossible
" I write about wounds, the eternal treasons of life. It's not very funny, but it's sincere. My commitment is to sincerity. "
Tahar Ben Jelloun
Commitment
Funny
Life
" I love life in spite of all that mars it. I love friendship, jokes and laughter. "
Tahar Ben Jelloun
Love
Life
Mars
" Be vigilant, for nothing one achieves lasts forever. "
Tahar Ben Jelloun
Lasts
Forever
Nothing
" The mistake we make is to attribute to religions the errors and fanaticism of human beings. "
Tahar Ben Jelloun
Human
Errors
Religions
" To lead a country, you must periodically hold a national consultation in which people representing different programmes can make a bid for power. "
Tahar Ben Jelloun
Power
Country
Hold
" The intellectual, the man of thought, doubt and analysis, should give the best of himself. "
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Doubt
Thought
Man
" Egypt has suffered more ordeals than the other countries to get where it is. "
Tahar Ben Jelloun
Other
Than
Egypt
" An individual voice can be heard in a choir that otherwise sings in unison. This is something that is not excused. "
Tahar Ben Jelloun
Voice
Individual
Heard
" The power of the word in Morocco belonged to men and to the authorities. No one asked the point of view of poor people or women. "
Tahar Ben Jelloun
Power
People
Men
" I read a poem every night, as others read a prayer. "
Tahar Ben Jelloun
Prayer
Others
Night
" We do not have many intellectuals who can speak out for us internationally. We have no writers who are recognized, respected and loved outside the Arab world. "
Tahar Ben Jelloun
Speak
World
Out
" A modern civilization is only possible when it is accepted that singular beings exist and express themselves freely. "
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Civilization
Possible
Only
" I'd thought sexuality was instinctive or natural, but it's profoundly linked to inner security and cultural context. "
Tahar Ben Jelloun
Thought
Security
Sexuality
" My hope is that countries like Morocco will have investment to create work, so people don't have to leave. "
Tahar Ben Jelloun
Hope
Create
Investment
" New ideas should confront old ideas. We must refer to the example of Europe. People have fought to make Europe what it is today. Freedom is not something that is served up on a plate. "
Tahar Ben Jelloun
People
Today
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" We have no Arab intellectuals of international stature because we live in a state of generalized mediocrity. We are suspended in the pit without touching the bottom. "
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Because
Mediocrity
" Real friendship, like real poetry, is extremely rare - and precious as a pearl. "
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Real
Like
" We must have our say, not through violence, aggression or fear. We must speak out calmly and forcefully. We shall only be able to enter the new world era if we agree to engage in dialogue with the other side. "
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Speak
New
Say
" Religion has to stay in the heart, not in politics. It is private. "
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Politics
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