I love life in spite of all that mars it. I love friendship, jokes and laughter.

Quote by Tahar Ben Jelloun

Topics: Friendship Quotes

I write about wounds, the eternal treasons of life. It's not very funny, but it's...

I write about wounds, the eternal treasons of life. It's not very funny, but it's...

Beauty is first and foremost an emotion.

Beauty is first and foremost an emotion.

I liked Sartre's views but not his writing.

I liked Sartre's views but not his writing.

To lead a country, you must periodically hold a national consultation in which people representing...

To lead a country, you must periodically hold a national consultation in which people representing...

Religion has to stay in the heart, not in politics. It is private.

Religion has to stay in the heart, not in politics. It is private.

In the '70s I was in exile; every time I went back I wondered if...

In the '70s I was in exile; every time I went back I wondered if...

My sensibility steers me toward writers who are out on their own.

My sensibility steers me toward writers who are out on their own.

My characters are driven by a passionate desire for justice. They are rebellious and incorruptible.

My characters are driven by a passionate desire for justice. They are rebellious and incorruptible.

Intellectuals try to keep going. But their situation is very difficult. Those who have had...

Intellectuals try to keep going. But their situation is very difficult. Those who have had...

Poetry is not only a set of words which are chosen to relate to each...

Poetry is not only a set of words which are chosen to relate to each...

It is through accepting other people in our own countries that we shall come to...

It is through accepting other people in our own countries that we shall come to...

The world does not look to us in the Arab world out of a healthy...

The world does not look to us in the Arab world out of a healthy...

A modern civilization is only possible when it is accepted that singular beings exist and...

A modern civilization is only possible when it is accepted that singular beings exist and...

It is impossible to disregard such an important medium as television. We should know how...

It is impossible to disregard such an important medium as television. We should know how...

I am a guest of the French language. My poems in French are born of...

I am a guest of the French language. My poems in French are born of...

I have written about the dispossessed, immigrants, the condition of women who do not enjoy...

I have written about the dispossessed, immigrants, the condition of women who do not enjoy...

Emigration is no longer a solution; it's a defeat. People are risking death, drowning every...

Emigration is no longer a solution; it's a defeat. People are risking death, drowning every...

An individual voice can be heard in a choir that otherwise sings in unison. This...

An individual voice can be heard in a choir that otherwise sings in unison. This...

I am a Moroccan writer of French expression.

I am a Moroccan writer of French expression.

People must insist on the right to say no, to be alone, to stand out...

People must insist on the right to say no, to be alone, to stand out...