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.

I started writing while I was a little boy. Maybe it's because I was reading a lot of books I admired, and thought that I would like to write something like that someday. Also, my love for good writing pushed me.

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.

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.

I defend both the freedom of expression and society's right to counter it. I must pay the price for differing. It is the natural way of things.

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

Hosni Mubarak... his constitution is not democratic, but he is democratic. We can voice our opinions now. The press is free.