The Nobel Prize has given me, for the first time in my life, the feeling that my literature could be appreciated on an international level.

Quote by Naguib Mahfouz

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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 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.

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...

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 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...

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...

Happy is he who can give himself up.

Happy is he who can give himself up.

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...

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...

Without literature my life would be miserable.

Without literature my life would be miserable.

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...

An allegory is not meant to be taken literally. There is a great lack of...

An allegory is not meant to be taken literally. There is a great lack of...

I defend both the freedom of expression and society's right to counter it. I must...

I defend both the freedom of expression and society's right to counter it. I must...

At my age it is unseemly to be pessimistic.

At my age it is unseemly to be pessimistic.

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 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...

The criminal is trying to solve his immediate problems.

The criminal is trying to solve his immediate problems.

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...

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...