180 Quotes by Naguib Mahfouz

At my age it is unseemly to be pessimistic.

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.

I accepted the interviews and encounters that had to be held with the media, but I would have preferred to work in peace.

The Koran and the laws of all civilized nations legislate against the vilification of religions.

The writer interweaves a story with his own doubts, questions, and values. That is art.

I am practically in the employ of Mr. Nobel. I have to meet everyone he sends my way.

If the urge to write should ever leave me, I want that day to be my last.

One effect that the Nobel Prize seems to have had is that more Arabic literary works have been translated into other languages.

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.