The calendar has a magic that makes us imagine a memory can be resurrected and revived, but nothing returns.
Naguib MahfouzI reject any path which rejects life, but I can't help loving Sufism because it sounds so beautiful. It gives relief in the midst of battle.
Naguib MahfouzI didn't make any money from my writing until much later. I published about 80 stories for nothing. I spent on literature.
Naguib MahfouzWe are passing through a very sensitive time, and on the whole, this country is facing very big problems.
Naguib MahfouzWhen 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.
Naguib Mahfouz