It is simply not part of my culture to preserve notes. I have never heard of a writer preserving his early drafts.
Naguib MahfouzI've never worked in politics, never been a member of an official committee or a political party.
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