Quotes About 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've never worked in politics, never been a member of an official committee or a political party.

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

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.

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