There is an important erotic element in A Thousand and One Nights, which is one of the keys to understanding the Orient.
Tahar Ben JellounI'd thought sexuality was instinctive or natural, but it's profoundly linked to inner security and cultural context.
Tahar Ben JellounIt is through accepting other people in our own countries that we shall come to respect our neighbours and be respected in our turn.
Tahar Ben JellounI am glad to have found a readership, but one canโt write only what is likely to sell. A writer is not a shopkeeper. A writer creates an imaginary world that he transmits to others.
Tahar Ben Jelloun