To me, 'beauty' means to be natural, creative, honest - to say the truth.

Home to me is the world because my books have been translated into more than 30 languages.

People like [Memoirs of a Woman Doctor], whether young people, young women, even critics - male critics - they were not shocked by it. Of course, some parts were cut.

I've lived in Egypt among Christians and Muslims, and we never had a conflict. Now you have a conflict between Christians and Muslims and Baha'is and Sunni and Shia.

To me, 'beauty' means to be natural, creative, honest - to say the truth.

They said, “You are a savage and dangerous woman.” I am speaking the truth. And the truth is savage and dangerous.

I knew I hated him as only a woman can hate a man, as only a slave can hate his master.