Naguib Mahfouz ( ', 11 December 1911 – 30 August 2006) was an Egyptian writer who won the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature.
At my age it is unseemly to be pessimistic. Use this quote
Insults are the business of the court. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
God did not intend religion to be an exercise club. Use this quote
I was a government employee in the morning and a writer in the evening. Use this quote
Events at home, at work, in the street - these are the bases for a story. Use this quote
History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake for proclaiming their ideas. Society has always defended itself. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
