I'd Thought Sexuality Was Instinctive Or Natural,

I Love Life In Spite Of All That Mars It. I Love Friendship, Jokes And Laughter.

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.

For Me, Poetry Is A Situation - A State Of Being, A Way Of Facing Life And Facing History.

People Must Insist On The Right To Say No, To Be Alone, To Stand Out From The Herd. Creative Artists Can Say All This In Their Own Way And In Their Own Field, By Hard, Rigorous Work.

I Read A Poem Every Night, As Others Read A Prayer.