We are like a woman with a difficult pregnancy. We have to rebuild the social classes in Egypt, and we must change the way things were.

One effect that the Nobel Prize seems to have had is that more Arabic literary works have been translated into other languages.

Insults are the business of the court.

I love Sufism as I love beautiful poetry, but it is not the answer. Sufism is like a mirage in the desert. It says to you, come and sit, relax and enjoy yourself for a while.

We wont develop until we accept that reading is a vital necessity.

You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.

If life has no meaning, why don't we create a meaning for it?