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

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.

I reject any path which rejects life, but I can't help loving Sufism because it sounds so beautiful. It gives relief in the midst of battle.

My countrymen have the right to shake my hand and talk to me if they so wish. Don't forget that their support and their reading of my works is what brought me the Nobel prize.

A priest's life is spent between question and answer-- or between a question and the attempt to answer it. The question is the summary of the spiritual life.

We used the Western style to express our own themes and stories. But don't forget that our heritage includes The Thousand and One Nights.

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