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> [I hate to express political ideas directly in a book. I don't want my books to be seen as an expression of this or that political idea. At the same time I want to show a kind of rebellion and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abdellah-taia/i-hate-to-express-political-ideas-directly-in-a-book-i-don-t-want-my/)

[Abdellah Taia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abdellah-taia/)

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## More by Abdellah Taia

> [Everyone hasn't got the power to free oneself and go away to another place or country... No one is capable of freeing oneself from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abdellah-taia/everyone-hasn-t-got-the-power-to-free-oneself-and-go-away-to-another/)

[Abdellah Taia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abdellah-taia/)

> [Many Europeans think that all Moroccans speak French, but no. I had to make an effort to learn it when I studied French literature…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abdellah-taia/many-europeans-think-that-all-moroccans-speak-french-but-no-i-had-to/)

[Abdellah Taia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abdellah-taia/)

> [Any gay person understands at some point that he or she has to disappear, to become invisible. That's very difficult. You somehow have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abdellah-taia/any-gay-person-understands-at-some-point-that-he-or-she-has-to/)

[Abdellah Taia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abdellah-taia/)

> [Writing and making films aren't different things to me. Or maybe it has become so, now. Making film is a very long process and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abdellah-taia/writing-and-making-films-aren-t-different-things-to-me-or-maybe-it/)

[Abdellah Taia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abdellah-taia/)

> [My family spent many years sleeping side by side in the same room. It's important for me to not separate myself from them or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abdellah-taia/my-family-spent-many-years-sleeping-side-by-side-in-the-same-room-it/)

[Abdellah Taia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abdellah-taia/)

> [I started to write because of my dream to become a filmmaker. I got to know about a film school in Paris and it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abdellah-taia/i-started-to-write-because-of-my-dream-to-become-a-filmmaker-i-got-to/)

[Abdellah Taia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abdellah-taia/)

> [So many people and institutions are against homosexuals that, as a homosexual, you can't waste your time by trying to convince them that you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abdellah-taia/so-many-people-and-institutions-are-against-homosexuals-that-as-a/)

[Abdellah Taia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abdellah-taia/)

> [I hate to express political ideas directly in a book. I don't want my books to be seen as an expression of this or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abdellah-taia/i-hate-to-express-political-ideas-directly-in-a-book-i-don-t-want-my/)

[Abdellah Taia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abdellah-taia/)

> [People think that I only write about homosexuality, but that's not true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abdellah-taia/people-think-that-i-only-write-about-homosexuality-but-that-s-not-true/)

[Abdellah Taia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abdellah-taia/)

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