Without literature my life would be miserable.

Quote by Naguib Mahfouz

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The criminal is trying to solve his immediate problems.

The criminal is trying to solve his immediate problems.

Sadat made us feel more secure.

Sadat made us feel more secure.

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

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

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...

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

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

I didn't make any money from my writing until much later. I published about 80...

I didn't make any money from my writing until much later. I published about 80...

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.

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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 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.

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.

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...