List of Naguib Mahfouz Quotes

I've Never Worked In Politics, Never Been A Member Of An Official Committee Or A Political Party.

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.

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.

I Consider Khomeini's Position Dangerous. He Does Not Have The Right To Pass Judgment-that Is Not The Islamic Way.

Hosni Mubarak... His Constitution Is Not Democratic, But He Is Democratic. We Can Voice Our Opinions Now. The Press Is Free.

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 Was A Government Employee In The Morning And A Writer In The Evening.

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.

It Is Simply Not Part Of My Culture To Preserve Notes. I Have Never Heard Of A Writer Preserving His Early Drafts.

Winning Nobel Imposed On Me A Lifestyle To Which I Am Not Used And Which I Would Not Have Preferred.

I Accepted The Interviews And Encounters That Had To Be Held With The Media, But I Would Have Preferred To Work In Peace.

One Effect That The Nobel Prize Seems To Have Had Is That More Arabic Literary Works Have Been Translated Into Other Languages.