It's A Most Distressing Affliction To Have

The Arab World Also Won The Nobel With Me. I Believe That International Doors Have Opened, And That From Now On, Literate People Will Consider Arab Literature Also. We Deserve That Recognition.

I Started Writing While I Was A Little Boy. Maybe It's Because I Was Reading A Lot Of Books I Admired, And Thought That I Would Like To Write Something Like That Someday. Also, My Love For Good Writing Pushed Me.

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.

The Criminal Is Trying To Solve His Immediate Problems.

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.