By : Naguib Mahfouz 0 Likes
I thought they would never select an Eastern writer for the Nobel. I was surprised.
By : Naguib Mahfouz
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.
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 consider Khomeini's position dangerous. He does not have the right to pass judgment-that is not the Islamic way.
By : Naguib Mahfouz
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.
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
It's clearly more important to treat one's fellow man well than to be always praying and fasting and touching one's head to a prayer mat.
By : Naguib Mahfouz
In Egypt today most people are concerned with getting bread to eat. Only some of the educated understand how democracy works.
By : Naguib Mahfouz