In Morocco, it's possible to see the Atlantic and the Mediterranean at the same time.

I don't feel guilty about expressing myself in French; nor do I feel that I am continuing the work of the colonizers.

There is an important erotic element in A Thousand and One Nights, which is one of the keys to understanding the Orient.

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

We must stop posing as victims of the West and behaving negatively towards the West. We must participate with the West on an equal footing in the reconstruction of the world.

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

Beauty is first and foremost an emotion.