What have we achieved since the end of the Second World War? We have allowed petty, bourgeois regimes in which everything is average, mediocre.

I love life in spite of all that mars it. I love friendship, jokes and laughter.

The mistake we make is to attribute to religions the errors and fanaticism of human beings.

To lead a country, you must periodically hold a national consultation in which people representing different programmes can make a bid for power.

My characters are driven by a passionate desire for justice. They are rebellious and incorruptible.

I read a poem every night, as others read a prayer.

The power of the word in Morocco belonged to men and to the authorities. No one asked the point of view of poor people or women.