The power of the word in Morocco belonged to men and to the authorities. No one asked the point of view of poor people or women.
My sensibility steers me toward writers who are out on their own. - Tahar Ben Jelloun
My sensibility steers me toward writers who are out on their own.
- Tahar Ben Jelloun
Real friendship, like real poetry, is extremely rare - and precious as a pearl. - Tahar Ben Jelloun
Real friendship, like real poetry, is extremely rare - and precious as a pearl.
Be vigilant, for nothing one achieves lasts forever. - Tahar Ben Jelloun
Be vigilant, for nothing one achieves lasts forever.
Our steps invent the path as we proceed; behind us they leave no trace, only the void. So we shall always look ahead and trust our feet. They will ta… - Tahar Ben Jelloun
Our steps invent the path as we proceed; behind us they leave no trace, only the void. So we shall always look ahead and trust our feet. They will ta…
The mistake we make is to attribute to religions the errors and fanaticism of human beings. - Tahar Ben Jelloun
The mistake we make is to attribute to religions the errors and fanaticism of human beings.
Beauty is first and foremost an emotion. - Tahar Ben Jelloun
Beauty is first and foremost an emotion.
I read a poem every night, as others read a prayer. - Tahar Ben Jelloun
I read a poem every night, as others read a prayer.
Poetry is a form of mathematics, a highly rigorous relationship with words. - Tahar Ben Jelloun
Poetry is a form of mathematics, a highly rigorous relationship with words.
Most of those who died did not die of hunger but of hatred. Feeling hatred diminishes you. It eats at your from within and attacks the immune system.… - Tahar Ben Jelloun
Most of those who died did not die of hunger but of hatred. Feeling hatred diminishes you. It eats at your from within and attacks the immune system.…
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