Excessive concern with religion seems to me a last resort for people who have been exhausted by life.

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.

One effect that the Nobel Prize seems to have had is that more Arabic literary works have been translated into other languages.

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

Events at home, at work, in the street - these are the bases for a story.

Only the poor are handicapped by honor.

Fear does not prevent death. It prevents life.