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I consider Khomeini's position dangerous. He does not have the right to pass judgment-that is not the Islamic way. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

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I didn't make any money from my writing until much later. I published about 80 stories for nothing. I spent on literature. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

#any #i #later #literature #make

I thought they would never select an Eastern writer for the Nobel. I was surprised. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

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I wake up early in the morning and walk for an hour. If I have something to write, I prefer to write in the morning until midday, and in the afternoon, I eat. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

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I was reading a lot of books I admired, and thought that I would like to write something like that someday. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

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It is simply not part of my culture to preserve notes. I have never heard of a writer preserving his early drafts. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

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Destiny smiles upon me but without making me the least bit happier. ↗

— Gustav Mahler

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My countrymen have the right to shake my hand and talk to me if they so wish. Don't forget that their support and their reading of my works is what brought me the Nobel prize. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

#countrymen #forget #hand #me #nobel

It has been an honor to work in the Obama Administration and to serve this President, particularly during a period of unprecedented change in the broader Middle East. Obviously, there is still work to do but I promised my wife I would return to government for only two years and we both agreed it is time to act on my promise. ↗

— Dennis Ross

#administration #agreed #been #both #broader

There are no heroes in most of my stories. I look at our society with a critical eye and find nothing extraordinary in the people I see. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

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