In Egypt today most people are concerned with getting bread to eat. Only some of the educated understand how democracy works.
Naguib MahfouzFreedom of expression must be considered sacred and thought can only be corrected by counter thought.
Naguib MahfouzToday's interpretations of religion are often backward and contradict the needs of civilization.
Naguib MahfouzWriting is for men who can think and feel, not mindless sensation seekers out of nightclubs and bars. But these are bad times. We are condemned to work with upstarts, clowns who no doubt got their training in a circus and then turned to journalism as the appropriate place to display their tricks.
Naguib Mahfouz