I defend both the freedom of expression and society's right to counter it. I must pay the price for differing. It is the natural way of things.
Naguib MahfouzIt'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.
Naguib MahfouzIt is simply not part of my culture to preserve notes. I have never heard of a writer preserving his early drafts.
Naguib Mahfouz