Naguib Mahfouz Quotes

Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz
Egyptian Novelist
Born: Dec 11, 1911
Died: Aug 30, 2006
Man Me Nobel People Society Thought
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You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions. Naguib Mahfouz
You Wise Man Clever Tell Answers His Questions Whether
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
Suffering Political Sense Conviction Our Our Lives Pursued Had Also Times Persistent Being Order Meaning Lives Peculiar
The writer interweaves a story with his own doubts, questions, and values. That is art. Naguib Mahfouz
Art Values Own Writer His Questions Story Doubts
History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake for proclaiming their ideas. Society has always defended itself. Naguib Mahfouz
History People Prison Society Ideas Always Were Itself Burned Proclaiming Stake Full Who Defended
An allegory is not meant to be taken literally. There is a great lack of comprehension on the part of some readers. Naguib Mahfouz
Great Some Comprehension Allegory Part Taken Readers Lack Literally Meant Meant To Be
I was a government employee in the morning and a writer in the evening. Naguib Mahfouz
Government Morning Writer Employee Evening
The Arab world also won the Nobel with me. I believe that international doors have opened, and that from now on, literate people will consider Arab literature also. We deserve that recognition. Naguib Mahfouz
Me People World Will Doors Believe Consider Recognition Arab Arab World Nobel Opened Also Won Literate Literature International Now Deserve
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
Style Own Heritage Nights Our Thousand Western Forget Stories Themes Used Express
Winning Nobel imposed on me a lifestyle to which I am not used and which I would not have preferred. Naguib Mahfouz
Me Would Winning Lifestyle Nobel Am Imposed Which Preferred Used
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
Education Democracy Goals Agriculture Final Our Must Direction Tension Toward Look Industry Mubarak
My wife thought I deserved it, but I always thought the Nobel a Western prize. Naguib Mahfouz
Wife Thought Nobel Always Western Prize Deserved
Without literature my life would be miserable. Naguib Mahfouz
Life My Life Miserable Would Would-Be Without Literature
If the urge to write should ever leave me, I want that day to be my last. Naguib Mahfouz
Day Me Write Leave Want Urge Should Ever Last
At my age it is unseemly to be pessimistic. Naguib Mahfouz
Age Pessimistic
God did not intend religion to be an exercise club. Naguib Mahfouz
Funny God Religion Club Exercise Intend Did
I am practically in the employ of Mr. Nobel. I have to meet everyone he sends my way. Naguib Mahfouz
Meet Everyone Way He Nobel Employ Practically Am Sends
I believe society has a right to defend itself, just as the individual has the right to attack that with which he disagrees. Naguib Mahfouz
Believe Society Attack Individual He Itself Just Which Right Defend
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
Freedom Natural Pay Society Way Must Both Price Counter Freedom Of Expression Natural Way Expression Right Differing Things Defend
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
Religion You People Nothing Point Look Move Egypt Moves Want Sensitivity Much
Insults are the business of the court. Naguib Mahfouz
Business Court Insults
It is simply not part of my culture to preserve notes. I have never heard of a writer preserving his early drafts. Naguib Mahfouz
Culture Preserving Writer Never Part Simply His Heard Notes Early Drafts Preserve
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
Me Wish Reading Brought Shake Nobel Nobel Prize Support Countrymen Talk Hand Prize Forget Works Right
The criminal is trying to solve his immediate problems. Naguib Mahfouz
Problems Criminal Immediate Solve His Trying
We are passing through a very sensitive time, and on the whole, this country is facing very big problems. Naguib Mahfouz
Time Problems Country Big Facing Through Passing Very Big Problems Sensitive Whole

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