I write about wounds, the eternal treasons of life. It's not very funny, but it's sincere. My commitment is to sincerity.

Our steps invent the path as we proceed; behind us they leave no trace, only the void. So we shall always look ahead and trust our feet. They will take us as far as our minds will go... -- Tahar ben Jelloun

Intellectuals try to keep going. But their situation is very difficult. Those who have had the courage to voice their opposition have often paid a very high price.

My hope is that countries like Morocco will have investment to create work, so people don't have to leave.

Beauty is first and foremost an emotion.

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

An individual voice can be heard in a choir that otherwise sings in unison. This is something that is not excused.