I've never worked in politics, never been a member of an official committee or a political party.

Quote by Naguib Mahfouz

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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 was a government employee in the morning and a writer in the evening.

I was a government employee in the morning and a writer in the evening.

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...

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...

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.

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...

Insults are the business of the court.

Insults are the business of the court.

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...

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...

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...

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...

A man likes his wife to be just clever enough to appreciate his cleverness, and...

A man likes his wife to be just clever enough to appreciate his cleverness, and...

Writing is good, thinking is better. Cleverness is good, patience is better.

Writing is good, thinking is better. Cleverness is good, patience is better.

If you don't ask, you don't get.

If you don't ask, you don't get.