We used the Western style to express our own themes and stories. But don't forget that our heritage includes The Thousand and One Nights.

The heart is a place of secrets.

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.

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.

The real malady is fear of life, not of death

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.

When you spend time with your friends, what do you talk about? Those things which made an impression on you that day, that week ... I write stories the same way. Events at home, in school, at work, in the street, these are the bases for a story. Some experiences leave such a deep impression that instead of talking about them at the club I work them into a novel.