The criminal is trying to solve his immediate problems. Naguib Mahfouz criminalproblemsolve Change image and share on social
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. Naguib Mahfouz changeclassdifficult Change image and share on social
There are no heroes in most of my stories. I look at our society with a critical eye and find nothing extraordinary in the people I see. Naguib Mahfouz criticalextraordinaryeye Change image and share on social
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 convictionlivemean Change image and share on social
I was reading a lot of books I admired, and thought that I would like to write something like that someday. Naguib Mahfouz admirebooklot Change image and share on social
I started writing while I was a little boy. Maybe it's because I was reading a lot of books I admired, and thought that I would like to write something like that someday. Also, my love for good writing pushed me. Naguib Mahfouz admirebookboy share on social
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 bringcountrymanforget Change image and share on social
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 arabdeservedoor Change image and share on social
Without literature my life would be miserable. Naguib Mahfouz lifeliteraturemiserable Change image and share on social
If we reject science, we reject the common man. Naguib Mahfouz commonmanreject Change image and share on social
