You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.

- Naguib Mahfouz

It's a most distressing affliction to have a sentimental heart and a skeptical mind.

- Naguib Mahfouz

We wont develop until we accept that reading is a vital necessity.

- Naguib Mahfouz

Fear does not prevent death. It prevents life.

- Naguib Mahfouz

If life has no meaning, why don't we create a meaning for it?

- Naguib Mahfouz

Freedom of expression must be considered sacred and thought can only be corrected by counter thought.

- Naguib Mahfouz

I found myself in a sea in which the waves of joy and sorrow were clashing against each other.

- Naguib Mahfouz

Madness is the acme of intelligence.

- Naguib Mahfouz

Home is not where you were born; home is where all your attempts to escape cease.

- Naguib Mahfouz