“If life has no meaning, why don't we create a meaning for it?” IfsLife Has No Meaning Author: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.” PeopleIfsWantLooksMovingSensitivityEgypt Author:Naguib Mahfouz
“If we reject science, we reject the common man.” IfsMenCommonRejectsCommon Man Author:Naguib Mahfouz
“If the urge to write should ever leave me, I want that day to be my last.” IfsWantShouldWritingLastsLiteratureUrgesLeaving Me Author:Naguib Mahfouz
“I wake up early in the morning and walk for an hour. If I have something to write, I prefer to write in the morning until midday, and in the afternoon, I eat.” IfsWritingLiteratureHoursWalksMorningWake UpAfternoonUp Early Author:Naguib Mahfouz
“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.” IfsBookHandsReadingLiteratureWishForgetSupportShakesPrizeReading BooksNobelTalk To MeNobel PrizeCountrymen Author: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.” IfsBelieveArtWould BeI BelievePerfectArt IsCriticismCeaseMeaningless Author:Naguib Mahfouz