An allegory is not meant to be taken literally. There is a great lack of comprehension on the part of some readers.

Quote by Naguib Mahfouz

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Hosni Mubarak... his constitution is not democratic, but he is democratic. We can voice our...

Hosni Mubarak... his constitution is not democratic, but he is democratic. We can voice our...

I love Sufism as I love beautiful poetry, but it is not the answer. Sufism...

I love Sufism as I love beautiful poetry, but it is not the answer. Sufism...

The Nobel Prize has given me, for the first time in my life, the feeling...

The Nobel Prize has given me, for the first time in my life, the feeling...

The writer interweaves a story with his own doubts, questions, and values. That is art.

The writer interweaves a story with his own doubts, questions, and values. That is art.

I was reading a lot of books I admired, and thought that I would like...

I was reading a lot of books I admired, and thought that I would like...

At my age it is unseemly to be pessimistic.

At my age it is unseemly to be pessimistic.

If we reject science, we reject the common man.

If we reject science, we reject the common man.

We are passing through a very sensitive time, and on the whole, this country is...

We are passing through a very sensitive time, and on the whole, this country is...

Without literature my life would be miserable.

Without literature my life would be miserable.

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

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

We are like a woman with a difficult pregnancy. We have to rebuild the social...

We are like a woman with a difficult pregnancy. We have to rebuild the social...

You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether...

You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether...

Happy is he who can give himself up.

Happy is he who can give himself up.

History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake...

History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake...

If you want to move people, you look for a point of sensitivity, and in...

If you want to move people, you look for a point of sensitivity, and in...

I started writing while I was a little boy. Maybe it's because I was reading...

I started writing while I was a little boy. Maybe it's because I was reading...

We used the Western style to express our own themes and stories. But don't forget...

We used the Western style to express our own themes and stories. But don't forget...

I wake up early in the morning and walk for an hour. If I have...

I wake up early in the morning and walk for an hour. If I have...

I consider Khomeini's position dangerous. He does not have the right to pass judgment-that is...

I consider Khomeini's position dangerous. He does not have the right to pass judgment-that is...

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

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