You Know What I'm Afraid Of? That

The Nobel Prize Has Given Me, For The First Time In My Life, The Feeling That My Literature Could Be Appreciated On An International Level.

You Can Tell Whether A Man Is Clever By His Answers. You Can Tell Whether A Man Is Wise By His Questions.

It's Clearly More Important To Treat One's Fellow Man Well Than To Be Always Praying And Fasting And Touching One's Head To A Prayer Mat.

I Love Sufism As I Love Beautiful Poetry, But It Is Not The Answer. Sufism Is Like A Mirage In The Desert. It Says To You, Come And Sit, Relax And Enjoy Yourself For A While.

When You Spend Time With Your Friends, What Do You Talk About? Those Things Which Made An Impression On You That Day, That Week ... I Write Stories The Same Way. Events At Home, In School, At Work, In The Street, These Are The Bases For A Story. Some Experiences Leave Such A Deep Impression That Instead Of Talking About Them At The Club I Work Them Into A Novel.