Author: Naguib Mahfouz

Quotes

God did not intend religion to be an exercise club.

God did not intend religion to be an exercise club.

- Naguib Mahfouz

I defend both the freedom of expression and society's right to counter it. I must pay the price for differing. It is the natural way of things.

I defend both the freedom of expression and society's right to counter it. I must pay the price for differing. It is the natural way of things.

- Naguib Mahfouz

I love Sufism as I love beautiful poetry, but it is not the answer. Sufism is like a mirage in the desert. It says to you, come and sit, relax and enjoy yourself for a while.

I love Sufism as I love beautiful poetry, but it is not the answer. Sufism is like a mirage in the desert. It says to you, come and sit, relax and enjoy yourself for a while.

- Naguib Mahfouz

If we reject science, we reject the common man.

If we reject science, we reject the common man.

- Naguib Mahfouz

I accepted the interviews and encounters that had to be held with the media, but I would have preferred to work in peace.

I accepted the interviews and encounters that had to be held with the media, but I would have preferred to work in peace.

- Naguib Mahfouz

History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake for proclaiming their ideas. Society has always defended itself.

History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake for proclaiming their ideas. Society has always defended itself.

- Naguib Mahfouz

Events at home, at work, in the street - these are the bases for a story.

Events at home, at work, in the street - these are the bases for a story.

- Naguib Mahfouz

The writer interweaves a story with his own doubts, questions, and values. That is art.

The writer interweaves a story with his own doubts, questions, and values. That is art.

- Naguib Mahfouz

I reject any path which rejects life, but I can't help loving Sufism because it sounds so beautiful. It gives relief in the midst of battle.

I reject any path which rejects life, but I can't help loving Sufism because it sounds so beautiful. It gives relief in the midst of battle.

- Naguib Mahfouz

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