I accepted the interviews and encounters that had to be held with the media, but I would have preferred to work in peace.

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

I was a government employee in the morning and a writer in the evening.

The Koran and the laws of all civilized nations legislate against the vilification of religions.

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.

If we reject science, we reject the common man.

It's a most distressing affliction to have a sentimental heart and a skeptical mind.