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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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...

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.

There are no heroes in most of my stories. I look at our society with...

There are no heroes in most of my stories. I look at our society with...

I believe society has a right to defend itself, just as the individual has the...

I believe society has a right to defend itself, just as the individual has the...

If we reject science, we reject the common man.

If we reject science, we reject the common man.

Winning Nobel imposed on me a lifestyle to which I am not used and which...

Winning Nobel imposed on me a lifestyle to which I am not used and which...

In Egypt today most people are concerned with getting bread to eat. Only some of...

In Egypt today most people are concerned with getting bread to eat. Only some of...

I was suffering from a peculiar and persistent sense that I was being pursued, and...

I was suffering from a peculiar and persistent sense that I was being pursued, and...

One effect that the Nobel Prize seems to have had is that more Arabic literary...

One effect that the Nobel Prize seems to have had is that more Arabic literary...

Without literature my life would be miserable.

Without literature my life would be miserable.

According to Islamic principles, when a man is accused of heresy, he is given the...

According to Islamic principles, when a man is accused of heresy, he is given the...

The Koran and the laws of all civilized nations legislate against the vilification of religions.

The Koran and the laws of all civilized nations legislate against the vilification of religions.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...