You Can Tell Whether A Man Is

I Believe In Life And In People. I Feel Obliged To Advocate Their Highest Ideals As Long As I Believe Them To Be True. I Also See Myself Compelled To Revolt Against Ideals I Believe To Be False, Since Recoiling From Rebellion Would Be A Form Of Treason

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

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

If The Urge To Write Should Ever Leave Me, I Want That Day To Be My Last.

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