I accepted the interviews and ...

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

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You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.
 Naguib Mahfouz
Visit me once each year, for it's wrong to abandon people forever.
 Naguib Mahfouz
We wont develop until we accept that reading is a vital necessity.
 Naguib Mahfouz
According to Islamic principles, when a man is accused of heresy, he is given the choice between repentance and punishment.
 Naguib Mahfouz
If you want to move people, you look for a point of sensitivity, and in Egypt nothing moves people as much as religion.
 Naguib Mahfouz