“سيئة السمعة دون أي دليل، ولكن هكذا يجري الحال في العباسية، فما دامت تعمل و تنتقل من بيت إلى بيت بخفة ووجه مليح وفستان ناطق فهي سيئو السمعة دون شك.” WomenEgypt Book:قشتمر Source: قشتمر
“القراءة في مصر ملهاة رخيصة ولن تتطور حتى تؤمن بأن القراءة ضرورة حيوية” ReadingEgypt Book:Sugar Street Source: Sugar Street
“If you want to move people, you look for a point of sensitivity, and in Egypt nothing moves people as much as religion.” PeopleIfsWantLooksMovingSensitivityEgypt Author:Naguib Mahfouz
“In Egypt today most people are concerned with getting bread to eat. Only some of the educated understand how democracy works.” PeopleTodayLiteratureDemocracyConcernedBreadEducatedEgypt Author: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.” WayLiteratureSocialDifficultClassPregnancyEgyptSocial ChangeSocial Class Author:Naguib Mahfouz