If you want to move people, you look for a point of sensitivity, and in Egypt nothing moves people as much as religion.

Quote by Naguib Mahfouz

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If we reject science, we reject the common man.

If we reject science, we reject the common man.

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...

Today's interpretations of religion are often backward and contradict the needs of civilization.

Today's interpretations of religion are often backward and contradict the needs of civilization.

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.

Events at home, at work, in the street - these are the bases for a...

Events at home, at work, in the street - these are the bases for a...

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...

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...

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...

I accepted the interviews and encounters that had to be held with the media, but...

I accepted the interviews and encounters that had to be held with the media, but...

Insults are the business of the court.

Insults are the business of the court.

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...

God did not intend religion to be an exercise club.

God did not intend religion to be an exercise club.

Sadat made us feel more secure.

Sadat made us feel more secure.

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 am practically in the employ of Mr. Nobel. I have to meet everyone he...

I am practically in the employ of Mr. Nobel. I have to meet everyone he...

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 is simply not part of my culture to preserve notes. I have never heard...

It is simply not part of my culture to preserve notes. I have never heard...

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...

Without literature my life would be miserable.

Without literature my life would be miserable.

I reject any path which rejects life, but I can't help loving Sufism because it...

I reject any path which rejects life, but I can't help loving Sufism because it...