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

I believe society has a right to defend itself, just as the individual has the right to attack that with which he disagrees.

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

Winning Nobel imposed on me a lifestyle to which I am not used and which I would not have preferred.

The real malady is fear of life, not of death

God did not intend religion to be an exercise club.

I was afraid of marriage. I had the impression married life would take up all my time. I saw myself drowning in visits and parties. No freedom.