Naguib Mahfouz
Quotations
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“There are no heroes in most of my stories. I look at our society with a critical eye and find nothing extraordinary in the people I see.” -Naguib Mahfouz
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“If we reject science, we reject the common man.” -Naguib Mahfouz
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“Today’s interpretations of religion are often backward and contradict the needs of civilization.” -Naguib Mahfouz
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“I’ve never worked in politics, never been a member of an official committee or a political party.” -Naguib Mahfouz
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“I love Sufism as I love beautiful poetry, but it is not the answer. Sufism is like a mirage in the desert. It says to you, come and sit, relax and enjoy yourself for a while.” -Naguib Mahfouz
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“I accepted the interviews and encounters that had to be held with the media, but I would have preferred to work in peace.” -Naguib Mahfouz
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“I was a government employee in the morning and a writer in the evening.” -Naguib Mahfouz
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“Events at home, at work, in the street – these are the bases for a story.” -Naguib Mahfouz
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“History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake for proclaiming their ideas. Society has always defended itself.” -Naguib Mahfouz
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“God did not intend religion to be an exercise club.” -Naguib Mahfouz
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“God did not intend religion to be an exercise club.” -Naguib Mahfouz
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“I defend both the freedom of expression and society’s right to counter it. I must pay the price for differing. It is the natural way of things.” -Naguib Mahfouz
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“As the tension eases, we must look in the direction of agriculture, industry and education as our final goals, and toward democracy under Mr Mubarak.” -Naguib Mahfouz
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“We are like a woman with a difficult pregnancy. We have to rebuild the social classes in Egypt, and we must change the way things were.” -Naguib Mahfouz
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At my age it is unseemly to be pessimistic. – Naguib Mahfouz
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