By : Naguib Mahfouz 0 Likes
I didn't make any money from my writing until much later. I published about 80 stories for nothing. I spent on literature.
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
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.
By : Naguib Mahfouz
As the tension eases, we must look in the direction of agriculture, industry and education as our final goals, and toward democracy under Mr Mubarak.
By : Naguib Mahfouz
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.
By : Naguib Mahfouz
You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.
By : Naguib Mahfouz
I thought they would never select an Eastern writer for the Nobel. I was surprised.
By : Naguib Mahfouz
Hosni Mubarak... his constitution is not democratic, but he is democratic. We can voice our opinions now. The press is free.
By : Naguib Mahfouz