As the tension eases, we must look in the direction of agriculture, industry and education as our final goals, and toward democracy under Mr Mubarak.

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

We are passing through a very sensitive time, and on the whole, this country is facing very big problems.

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

The Nobel Prize has given me, for the first time in my life, the feeling that my literature could be appreciated on an international level.

Without literature my life would be miserable.

In the calculus of good deeds you have the most to gain.