In Egypt today most people are concerned with getting bread to eat. Only some of the educated understand how democracy works. — Naguib Mahfouz Copy Share Image
If you want to move people, you look for a point of sensitivity, and in Egypt nothing moves people as much as… — Naguib Mahfouz Copy Share Image
Excessive concern with religion seems to me a last resort for people who have been exhausted by life. — Naguib Mahfouz Copy Share Image
History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake for proclaiming their ideas. Society has always… — Naguib Mahfouz Copy Share Image
When will the state of the country be sound?... When its people believe that the end result of cowardice is more disastrous… — Naguib Mahfouz Copy Share Image
It's not surprising that truly humanitarian manifestos originate frequently in minority circles or with people whose consciences are troubled by the problems… — Naguib Mahfouz Copy Share Image
The Arab world also won the Nobel with me. I believe that international doors have opened, and that from now on, literate… — Naguib Mahfouz Copy Share Image
I believe in life and in people. I feel obliged to advocate their highest ideals as long as I believe them to… — Naguib Mahfouz Copy Share Image
There are no heroes in most of my stories. I look at our society with a critical eye and find nothing extraordinary… — Naguib Mahfouz Copy Share Image
Writing is for men who can think and feel, not mindless sensation seekers out of nightclubs and bars. But these are bad times. We… — Naguib Mahfouz Copy Share
He seemed to be waiting for a miracle to save him from the depths his life had reached and take him to a land… — Naguib Mahfouz Copy Share
I thought they would never select an Eastern writer for the Nobel. I was surprised. — Naguib Mahfouz Copy Share
The Arab world also won the Nobel with me. I believe that international doors have opened, and that from now on, literate people will… — Naguib Mahfouz Copy Share
I am the son of two civilizations that at a certain age in history have formed a happy marriage. The first of these, seven… — Naguib Mahfouz Copy Share
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 Copy Share
Events at home, at work, in the street - these are the bases for a story. — Naguib Mahfouz Copy Share
Today's interpretations of religion are often backward and contradict the needs of civilization. — Naguib Mahfouz Copy Share
I am practically in the employ of Mr. Nobel. I have to meet everyone he sends my way. — Naguib Mahfouz Copy Share
I reject any path which rejects life, but I can't help loving Sufism because it sounds so beautiful. It gives relief in the midst… — Naguib Mahfouz Copy Share
