Hosni Mubarak... His Constitution Is Not Democratic,

Today's Interpretations Of Religion Are Often Backward And Contradict The Needs Of Civilization.

For The First Time In My Life, I Felt That A Wave, A Justice Was Sweeping Away A Deep-seated Decay Without Any Indulgence. I Dearly Wished That It Would Keep Going Without Hesitation Or Deviation, In A Spirit Of Purity Forever.

My Wife Thought I Deserved It, But I Always Thought The Nobel A Western Prize.

We Are Passing Through A Very Sensitive Time, And On The Whole, This Country Is Facing Very Big Problems.

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