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Jelloun Quotes By Tahar Ben Jelloun: I am glad I have found a readership, I am glad I have found a readership, but one can't write only what is likely to sell. A writer is not a shopkeeper. Tahar Ben Jelloun
Jelloun Quotes By Tahar Ben Jelloun: I am a Moroccan writer of French expression. I am a Moroccan writer of French expression. Tahar Ben Jelloun
Jelloun Quotes By Tahar Ben Jelloun: The world does not look to us in The world does not look to us in the Arab world out of a healthy desire for knowledge. Tahar Ben Jelloun
Jelloun Quotes By Tahar Ben Jelloun: It is impossible to disregard such an important It is impossible to disregard such an important medium as television. We should know how to use it, learn to work in it and express new values in it. Tahar Ben Jelloun
Jelloun Quotes By Tahar Ben Jelloun: Real friendship, like real poetry, is extremely rare Real friendship, like real poetry, is extremely rare - and precious as a pearl. Tahar Ben Jelloun
Jelloun Quotes By Tahar Ben Jelloun: Religion has to stay in the heart, not Religion has to stay in the heart, not in politics. It is private. Tahar Ben Jelloun
Jelloun Quotes By Tahar Ben Jelloun: I belong to a specific category of writers, I belong to a specific category of writers, those who speak and write in a language different from that of their parents. — Tahar Ben Jelloun
Jelloun Quotes By Tahar Ben Jelloun: What have we achieved since the end of What have we achieved since the end of the Second World War? We have allowed petty, bourgeois regimes in which everything is average, mediocre. — Tahar Ben Jelloun
Jelloun Quotes By Tahar Ben Jelloun: But bad manners or vulgar gestures can sometimes But bad manners or vulgar gestures can sometimes have a touch of poetry about them, just enough not to arouse one's indignation. — Tahar Ben Jelloun
Jelloun Quotes By Tahar Ben Jelloun: An individual voice can be heard in a An individual voice can be heard in a choir that otherwise sings in unison. This is something that is not excused. — Tahar Ben Jelloun
Jelloun Quotes By Tahar Ben Jelloun: At 21, I discovered repression and injustice. The At 21, I discovered repression and injustice. The army would shoot students with real bullets. — Tahar Ben Jelloun
Jelloun Quotes By Tahar Ben Jelloun: Don't worry, life is good despite everything! Don't worry, life is good despite everything! — Tahar Ben Jelloun
Jelloun Quotes By Tahar Ben Jelloun: I write about wounds, the eternal treasons of I write about wounds, the eternal treasons of life. It's not very funny, but it's sincere. My commitment is to sincerity. — Tahar Ben Jelloun
Jelloun Quotes By Tahar Ben Jelloun: The power of the word in Morocco belonged The power of the word in Morocco belonged to men and to the authorities. No one asked the point of view of poor people or women. — Tahar Ben Jelloun
Jelloun Quotes By Tahar Ben Jelloun: My characters are driven by a passionate desire My characters are driven by a passionate desire for justice. They are rebellious and incorruptible. — Tahar Ben Jelloun
Jelloun Quotes By Tahar Ben Jelloun: There is a gulf between the Arab peoples There is a gulf between the Arab peoples and Arab intellectuals. — Tahar Ben Jelloun
Jelloun Quotes By Tahar Ben Jelloun: Emigration is no longer a solution; it's a Emigration is no longer a solution; it's a defeat. People are risking death, drowning every day, but they're knocking on doors that are not open. — Tahar Ben Jelloun
Jelloun Quotes By Tahar Ben Jelloun: In Morocco, it's possible to see the Atlantic In Morocco, it's possible to see the Atlantic and the Mediterranean at the same time. — Tahar Ben Jelloun
Jelloun Quotes By Tahar Ben Jelloun: I liked Sartre's views but not his writing. I liked Sartre's views but not his writing. — Tahar Ben Jelloun
Jelloun Quotes By Tahar Ben Jelloun: Egypt has suffered more ordeals than the other Egypt has suffered more ordeals than the other countries to get where it is. — Tahar Ben Jelloun
Jelloun Quotes By Tahar Ben Jelloun: I love life in spite of all that I love life in spite of all that mars it. I love friendship, jokes and laughter. — Tahar Ben Jelloun
Jelloun Quotes By Tahar Ben Jelloun: For me, poetry is a situation - a For me, poetry is a situation - a state of being, a way of facing life and facing history. — Tahar Ben Jelloun
Jelloun Quotes By Tahar Ben Jelloun: There is an important erotic element in A There is an important erotic element in A Thousand and One Nights, which is one of the keys to understanding the Orient. — Tahar Ben Jelloun
Jelloun Quotes By Tahar Ben Jelloun: I don't feel guilty about expressing myself in I don't feel guilty about expressing myself in French; nor do I feel that I am continuing the work of the colonizers. — Tahar Ben Jelloun
Jelloun Quotes By Tahar Ben Jelloun: I read a poem every night, as others I read a poem every night, as others read a prayer. — Tahar Ben Jelloun
Jelloun Quotes By Tahar Ben Jelloun: I do not use the language of my I do not use the language of my people. I can take liberties with certain themes which the Arabic language would not allow me to take. — Tahar Ben Jelloun
Jelloun Quotes By Tahar Ben Jelloun: This universe can very well be expressed in This universe can very well be expressed in words and syllables which are not those of one's mother tongue. — Tahar Ben Jelloun
Jelloun Quotes By Tahar Ben Jelloun: There are very few great poets in the There are very few great poets in the world. — Tahar Ben Jelloun
Jelloun Quotes By Tahar Ben Jelloun: The mistake we make is to attribute to The mistake we make is to attribute to religions the errors and fanaticism of human beings. — Tahar Ben Jelloun
Jelloun Quotes By Tahar Ben Jelloun: Beauty is first and foremost an emotion. Beauty is first and foremost an emotion. — Tahar Ben Jelloun
Jelloun Quotes By Tahar Ben Jelloun: My hope is that countries like Morocco will My hope is that countries like Morocco will have investment to create work, so people don't have to leave. — Tahar Ben Jelloun
Jelloun Quotes By Tahar Ben Jelloun: It is through accepting other people in our It is through accepting other people in our own countries that we shall come to respect our neighbours and be respected in our turn. — Tahar Ben Jelloun
Jelloun Quotes By Tahar Ben Jelloun: Be vigilant, for nothing one achieves lasts forever. Be vigilant, for nothing one achieves lasts forever. — Tahar Ben Jelloun
Jelloun Quotes By Tahar Ben Jelloun: To lead a country, you must periodically hold To lead a country, you must periodically hold a national consultation in which people representing different programmes can make a bid for power. — Tahar Ben Jelloun
Jelloun Quotes By Tahar Ben Jelloun: The intellectual, the man of thought, doubt and The intellectual, the man of thought, doubt and analysis, should give the best of himself. — Tahar Ben Jelloun
Jelloun Quotes By Tahar Ben Jelloun: Poetry is a form of mathematics, a highly Poetry is a form of mathematics, a highly rigorous relationship with words. — Tahar Ben Jelloun
Jelloun Quotes By Tahar Ben Jelloun: I'd thought sexuality was instinctive or natural, but I'd thought sexuality was instinctive or natural, but it's profoundly linked to inner security and cultural context. — Tahar Ben Jelloun