By : Naguib Mahfouz 0 Likes
If you want to move people, you look for a point of sensitivity, and in Egypt nothing moves people as much as religion.
By : Naguib Mahfouz
My wife thought I deserved it, but I always thought the Nobel a Western prize.
By : Naguib Mahfouz
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.
By : Naguib Mahfouz
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.
By : Naguib Mahfouz
I accepted the interviews and encounters that had to be held with the media, but I would have preferred to work in peace.
By : Naguib Mahfouz
It is simply not part of my culture to preserve notes. I have never heard of a writer preserving his early drafts.
By : Naguib Mahfouz
I was reading a lot of books I admired, and thought that I would like to write something like that someday.
By : Naguib Mahfouz
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.
By : Naguib Mahfouz
I am practically in the employ of Mr. Nobel. I have to meet everyone he sends my way.
By : Naguib Mahfouz