I was afraid of marriage. I had the impression married life would take up all my time. I saw myself drowning in visits and parties. No freedom.

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.

Madness is the acme of intelligence.

My wife thought I deserved it, but I always thought the Nobel a Western prize.

Freedom of expression must be considered sacred and thought can only be corrected by counter thought.

If you want to move people, you look for a point of sensitivity, and in Egypt nothing moves people as much as religion.

The heart is a place of secrets.