The real malady is fear of life, not of death Naguib Mahfouz More Quotes by Naguib Mahfouz More Quotes From Naguib Mahfouz We used the Western style to express our own themes and stories. But don't forget that our heritage includes The Thousand and One Nights. Naguib Mahfouz heritage style night An allegory is not meant to be taken literally. There is a great lack of comprehension on the part of some readers. Naguib Mahfouz comprehension reader taken It is simply not part of my culture to preserve notes. I have never heard of a writer preserving his early drafts. Naguib Mahfouz notes literature culture In Egypt today most people are concerned with getting bread to eat. Only some of the educated understand how democracy works. Naguib Mahfouz egypt democracy people We are passing through a very sensitive time, and on the whole, this country is facing very big problems. Naguib Mahfouz problem literature country I wake up early in the morning and walk for an hour. If I have something to write, I prefer to write in the morning until midday, and in the afternoon, I eat. Naguib Mahfouz up-early writing morning Hosni Mubarak... his constitution is not democratic, but he is democratic. We can voice our opinions now. The press is free. Naguib Mahfouz constitution opinion voice I've never worked in politics, never been a member of an official committee or a political party. Naguib Mahfouz political party sea It's not surprising that truly humanitarian manifestos originate frequently in minority circles or with people whose consciences are troubled by the problems of minorities. Naguib Mahfouz minorities circles people My countrymen have the right to shake my hand and talk to me if they so wish. Don't forget that their support and their reading of my works is what brought me the Nobel prize. Naguib Mahfouz reading book hands The criminal is trying to solve his immediate problems. Naguib Mahfouz criminals literature trying I was a government employee in the morning and a writer in the evening. Naguib Mahfouz evening government morning I thought they would never select an Eastern writer for the Nobel. I was surprised. Naguib Mahfouz select nobel literature I was suffering from a peculiar and persistent sense that I was being pursued, and also the conviction that under the political order of the times, our lives had no meaning. Naguib Mahfouz political suffering order The Nobel Prize has given me, for the first time in my life, the feeling that my literature could be appreciated on an international level. Naguib Mahfouz levels literature feelings 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 encounters media literature 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 agriculture democracy goal
