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Death by love is fairer by far than death by illness, said Amenhotep III. — Naguib Mahfouz

But not to take a step forward is to take two steps backward", Abnum protested.

~ Before the Throne — Naguib Mahfouz

The real malady is fear of life, not of death — Naguib Mahfouz

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

Art is a criticism of society and life, and I believe that if life became perfect, art would be meaningless and cease to exist. — Naguib Mahfouz

I've never worked in politics, never been a member of an official committee or a political party. — Naguib Mahfouz

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

He knew Muhammad Iffat was of Turkish descent and stubborn as a mule. — Naguib Mahfouz

Happy is he who can give himself up. — Naguib Mahfouz

Madness is the acme of intelligence. — Naguib Mahfouz

We wont develop until we accept that reading is a vital necessity. — Naguib Mahfouz

What do you have to say as a devout Muslim concerning your lust for women? — Naguib Mahfouz

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

I was a government employee in the morning and a writer in the evening. — Naguib Mahfouz

We are like a woman with a difficult pregnancy. We have to rebuild the social classes in Egypt, and we must change the way things were. — Naguib Mahfouz

If we reject science, we reject the common man. — Naguib Mahfouz

I was afraid of marriage. I had the impression married life would take up all my time. I saw myself drowning in visits and parties. No freedom. — Naguib Mahfouz

The criminal is trying to solve his immediate problems. — 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. — Naguib Mahfouz

April. Month of dust and lies. — Naguib Mahfouz

Fear doesn't prevent death. It prevents life. — Naguib Mahfouz

When we're in love, we may resent it, but we certainly miss love once it's gone. — Naguib Mahfouz

After living for a month in his home, her character had been infected with the virus of submission to his will, which terrified everyone in the house. — Naguib Mahfouz

At my age it is unseemly to be pessimistic. — 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. — Naguib Mahfouz

God did not intend religion to be an exercise club. — 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. — 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

My wife thought I deserved it, but I always thought the Nobel a Western prize. — Naguib Mahfouz

As the tension eases, we must look in the direction of agriculture, industry and education as our final goals, and toward democracy under Mr Mubarak. — Naguib Mahfouz