Without literature my life would be miserable.

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.

Madness is the acme of intelligence.

Fear does not prevent death. It prevents life.

I accepted the interviews and encounters that had to be held with the media, but I would have preferred to work in peace.

It's clearly more important to treat one's fellow man well than to be always praying and fasting and touching one's head to a prayer mat.

Events at home, at work, in the street - these are the bases for a story.