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

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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...

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...

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...

The Arab world also won the Nobel with me. I believe that international doors have...

The Arab world also won the Nobel with me. I believe that international doors have...

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 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...

Happy is he who can give himself up.

Happy is he who can give himself up.

At my age it is unseemly to be pessimistic.

At my age it is unseemly to be pessimistic.

Sadat made us feel more secure.

Sadat made us feel more secure.

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...

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.

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...

Without literature my life would be miserable.

Without literature my life would be miserable.

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 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...

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.

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 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...

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...

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.