I am practically in the employ of Mr. Nobel. I have to meet everyone he sends my way.

I was a government employee in the morning and a writer in the evening... view

By: Naguib Mahfouz

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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... view

By: Naguib Mahfouz

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Winning Nobel imposed on me a lifestyle to which I am not used and which I would not have preferred... view

By: Naguib Mahfouz

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Today's interpretations of religion are often backward and contradict the needs of civilization... view

By: Naguib Mahfouz

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I believe society has a right to defend itself, just as the individual has the right to attack that with which he disagrees... view

By: Naguib Mahfouz

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According to Islamic principles, when a man is accused of heresy, he is given the choice between repentance and punishment... view

By: Naguib Mahfouz

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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... view

By: Naguib Mahfouz

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If we reject science, we reject the common man... view

By: Naguib Mahfouz

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The criminal is trying to solve his immediate problems... view

By: Naguib Mahfouz

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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... view

By: Naguib Mahfouz

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I've never worked in politics, never been a member of an official committee or a political party... view

By: Naguib Mahfouz

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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... view

By: Naguib Mahfouz

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