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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. "
Naguib Mahfouz
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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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" 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. "
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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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" Today's interpretations of religion are often backward and contradict the needs of civilization. "
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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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" If you want to move people, you look for a point of sensitivity, and in Egypt nothing moves people as much as religion. "
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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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" 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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" 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. "
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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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" 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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" Events at home, at work, in the street - these are the bases for a story. "
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" I was a government employee in the morning and a writer in the evening. "
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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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" Without literature my life would be miserable. "
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" I thought they would never select an Eastern writer for the Nobel. I was surprised. "
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" The Koran and the laws of all civilized nations legislate against the vilification of religions. "
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" At my age it is unseemly to be pessimistic. "
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" I've never worked in politics, never been a member of an official committee or a political party. "
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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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" Insults are the business of the court. "
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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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" I am practically in the employ of Mr. Nobel. I have to meet everyone he sends my way. "
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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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" 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 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 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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" 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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" 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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