People must insist on the right to say no, to be alone, to stand out from the herd. Creative artists can say all this in their own way and in their own field, by hard, rigorous work.
Tahar Ben JellounAn individual voice can be heard in a choir that otherwise sings in unison. This is something that is not excused.
Tahar Ben JellounTo lead a country, you must periodically hold a national consultation in which people representing different programmes can make a bid for power.
Tahar Ben JellounI am a guest of the French language. My poems in French are born of my interaction with the French language, which is not the same as that of a French poet.
Tahar Ben Jelloun