Naguib Mahfouz

Biography

Quotes

  • At my age it is unseemly to be pessimistic.
  • 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.
  • As the tension eases, we must look in the direction of agriculture, industry and education as our final goals, and toward democracy under Mr Mubarak.
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