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

The real malady is fear of life, not of death

There are no heroes in most of my stories. I look at our society with a critical eye and find nothing extraordinary in the people I see.

My wife thought I deserved it, but I always thought the Nobel a Western prize.

paraphrasing.."Science is the language of the intellect of society. Art is language of the entire human personality.

The Arab world also won the Nobel with me. I believe that international doors have opened, and that from now on, literate people will consider Arab literature also. We deserve that recognition.

If we reject science, we reject the common man.