I wake up early in the morning and walk for an hour. If I have something to write, I prefer to write in the morning until midday, and in the afternoon, I eat.

Quote by Naguib Mahfouz

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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.

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 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...

At my age it is unseemly to be pessimistic.

At my age it is unseemly to be pessimistic.

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...

God did not intend religion to be an exercise club.

God did not intend religion to be an exercise club.

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...

It's clearly more important to treat one's fellow man well than to be always praying...

It's clearly more important to treat one's fellow man well than to be always praying...

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...

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 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...

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...

Insults are the business of the court.

Insults are the business of the court.

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...

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.

I thought they would never select an Eastern writer for the Nobel. I was surprised.

I thought they would never select an Eastern writer for the Nobel. I was surprised.

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...

My countrymen have the right to shake my hand and talk to me if they...

My countrymen have the right to shake my hand and talk to me if they...

Sadat made us feel more secure.

Sadat made us feel more secure.

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...