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" Winning Nobel imposed on me a lifestyle to which I am not used and which I would not have preferred. "
Naguib Mahfouz
Lifestyle
Me
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" I was reading a lot of books I admired, and thought that I would like to write something like that someday. "
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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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" The writer interweaves a story with his own doubts, questions, and values. That is art. "
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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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" 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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" 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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" Without literature my life would be miserable. "
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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 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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" The Koran and the laws of all civilized nations legislate against the vilification of religions. "
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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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" 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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" 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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" 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. "
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" My wife thought I deserved it, but I always thought the Nobel a Western prize. "
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" Insults are the business of the court. "
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" History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake for proclaiming their ideas. Society has always defended itself. "
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