Hosni Mubarak... his constitution is not democratic, but he is democratic. We can voice our opinions now. The press is free.

History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake for proclaiming their ideas. Society has always defended itself... view

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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... view

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Insults are the business of the court... view

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Sadat made us feel more secure... view

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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... view

By: Naguib Mahfouz

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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... view

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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... view

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If the urge to write should ever leave me, I want that day to be my last... view

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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... view

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Without literature my life would be miserable... view

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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... view

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My wife thought I deserved it, but I always thought the Nobel a Western prize... view

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