Top 47 Quotes by Naguib Mahfouz

I've never worked in politics, never been a member of an official committee or a political party.

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.

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.

I didn't make any money from my writing until much later. I published about 80 stories for nothing. I spent on literature.

One effect that the Nobel Prize seems to have had is that more Arabic literary works have been translated into other languages.

According to Islamic principles, when a man is accused of heresy, he is given the choice between repentance and punishment.

Hosni Mubarak... his constitution is not democratic, but he is democratic. We can voice our opinions now. The press is free.

I consider Khomeini's position dangerous. He does not have the right to pass judgment-that is not the Islamic way.

Today's interpretations of religion are often backward and contradict the needs of civilization.

I believe society has a right to defend itself, just as the individual has the right to attack that with which he disagrees.