He seemed to be waiting for a miracle to save him from the depths his life had reached and take him to a land of dreams.

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

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

It is simply not part of my culture to preserve notes. I have never heard of a writer preserving his early drafts.

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.

The writer interweaves a story with his own doubts, questions, and values. That is art.

According to Islamic principles, when a man is accused of heresy, he is given the choice between repentance and punishment.