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According to Islamic principles, when a man is accused of heresy, he is given the choice between repentance and punishment.
~ Naguib Mahfouz
According
Accused
Between
Choice
Given
He
Heresy
Islamic
Man
Principles
Punishment
Repentance
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An allegory is not meant to be taken literally. There is a great lack of comprehension on the part of some readers.
~ Naguib Mahfouz
Allegory
Comprehension
Great
Lack
Literally
Meant
Meant To Be
Part
Readers
Some
Taken
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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.
~ Naguib Mahfouz
Agriculture
Democracy
Direction
Education
Final
Goals
Industry
Look
Mr
Must
Our
Tension
Toward
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At my age it is unseemly to be pessimistic.
~ Naguib Mahfouz
Age
Pessimistic
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Events at home, at work, in the street - these are the bases for a story.
~ Naguib Mahfouz
Bases
Events
Home
Story
Street
Work
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God did not intend religion to be an exercise club.
~ Naguib Mahfouz
Club
Did
Exercise
God
Intend
Religion
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History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake for proclaiming their ideas. Society has always defended itself.
~ Naguib Mahfouz
Always
Burned
Defended
Full
History
Ideas
Itself
People
Prison
Society
Stake
Were
Who
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Hosni Mubarak... his constitution is not democratic, but he is democratic. We can voice our opinions now. The press is free.
~ Naguib Mahfouz
Constitution
Democratic
Free
He
His
Now
Opinions
Our
Press
Voice
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I accepted the interviews and encounters that had to be held with the media, but I would have preferred to work in peace.
~ Naguib Mahfouz
Accepted
Encounters
Had
Held
Interviews
Media
Peace
Preferred
Work
Would
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I am practically in the employ of Mr. Nobel. I have to meet everyone he sends my way.
~ Naguib Mahfouz
Am
Employ
Everyone
He
I Am
Meet
Mr
Nobel
Practically
Sends
Way
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I believe society has a right to defend itself, just as the individual has the right to attack that with which he disagrees.
~ Naguib Mahfouz
Attack
Believe
Defend
He
I Believe
Individual
Itself
Just
Right
Society
Which
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I consider Khomeini's position dangerous. He does not have the right to pass judgment-that is not the Islamic way.
~ Naguib Mahfouz
Consider
Dangerous
Does
He
Islamic
Pass
Position
Right
Way
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I defend both the freedom of expression and society's right to counter it. I must pay the price for differing. It is the natural way of things.
~ Naguib Mahfouz
Both
Counter
Defend
Expression
Freedom
Freedom Of Expression
Must
Natural
Natural Way
Pay
Price
Right
Society
Things
Way
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I didn't make any money from my writing until much later. I published about 80 stories for nothing. I spent on literature.
~ Naguib Mahfouz
About
Any
Later
Literature
Make
Money
Much
Nothing
Published
Spent
Stories
Until
Writing
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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.
~ Naguib Mahfouz
Answer
Beautiful
Come
Desert
Enjoy
I Love
Like
Love
Mirage
Poetry
Relax
Says
Sit
While
You
Yourself
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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.
~ Naguib Mahfouz
Any
Battle
Beautiful
Because
Gives
Help
Life
Loving
Midst
Path
Reject
Rejects
Relief
Sounds
Which
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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.
~ Naguib Mahfouz
Admired
Books
Like
Lot
Reading
Someday
Something
Thought
Would
Write
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I thought they would never select an Eastern writer for the Nobel. I was surprised.
~ Naguib Mahfouz
Eastern
Never
Nobel
Select
Surprised
Thought
Would
Writer
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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.
~ Naguib Mahfouz
Afternoon
Early
Eat
Hour
Midday
Morning
Prefer
Something
Until
Up
Wake
Wake Up
Walk
Write
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I was a government employee in the morning and a writer in the evening.
~ Naguib Mahfouz
Employee
Evening
Government
Morning
Writer
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Naguib Mahfouz
Profession
Novelist
BirthDate
11 December, 1911
DeathDate
30 August, 2006
Country
Egypt
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