If we reject science, we reject the common man. Naguib Mahfouz More Quotes by Naguib Mahfouz More Quotes From Naguib Mahfouz 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 egyptclasspregnancy Literature should be more revolutionary than revolutions themselves; writers must find the means to continue to be critical of the negative elements in the sociopolitical reality. Naguib Mahfouz meanrealitynegative The Koran and the laws of all civilized nations legislate against the vilification of religions. Naguib Mahfouz civilized-nationsliteraturelaw 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 pay-the-priceliteratureexpression Events at home, at work, in the street - these are the bases for a story. Naguib Mahfouz eventsstorieshome Without literature my life would be miserable. Naguib Mahfouz hygieneliteraturewould-be God did not intend religion to be an exercise club. Naguib Mahfouz humorouswittyfunny If you want to move people, you look for a point of sensitivity, and in Egypt nothing moves people as much as religion. Naguib Mahfouz egyptpeoplemoving I didn't make any money from my writing until much later. I published about 80 stories for nothing. I spent on literature. Naguib Mahfouz literaturestorieswriting I was afraid of marriage. I had the impression married life would take up all my time. I saw myself drowning in visits and parties. No freedom. Naguib Mahfouz marriedsawsparty 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 of battle. Naguib Mahfouz loving-lifebeautifulgiving paraphrasing.."Science is the language of the intellect of society. Art is language of the entire human personality. Naguib Mahfouz languagepersonalityart We wont develop until we accept that reading is a vital necessity. Naguib Mahfouz acceptingreading My wife thought I deserved it, but I always thought the Nobel a Western prize. Naguib Mahfouz nobelwifeliterature I consider Khomeini's position dangerous. He does not have the right to pass judgment-that is not the Islamic way. Naguib Mahfouz aggravationislamicdoe Winning Nobel imposed on me a lifestyle to which I am not used and which I would not have preferred. Naguib Mahfouz lifestyleliteraturewinning I am practically in the employ of Mr. Nobel. I have to meet everyone he sends my way. Naguib Mahfouz nobelliteratureway Insults are the business of the court. Naguib Mahfouz comebackinsultbusiness A priest's life is spent between question and answer-- or between a question and the attempt to answer it. The question is the summary of the spiritual life. Naguib Mahfouz questions-and-answersspirituallife-is One effect that the Nobel Prize seems to have had is that more Arabic literary works have been translated into other languages. Naguib Mahfouz nobellanguageliterature
