I wake up early in the morning and walk for an hour. If I have something to write, I prefer to write in the morning until midday, and in the afternoon, I eat.

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

The writer interweaves a story with his own doubts, questions, and values. That is art.

We are passing through a very sensitive time, and on the whole, this country is facing very big problems.

If the urge to write should ever leave me, I want that day to be my last.

It's not surprising that truly humanitarian manifestos originate frequently in minority circles or with people whose consciences are troubled by the problems of minorities.