Naguib Mahfouz Believe Quotations

When will the state of the country be sound?... When its people believe that the end result of cowardice is more disastrous than that of behaving with integrity.

I believe society has a right to defend itself, just as the individual has the right to attack that with which he disagrees.

Art is a criticism of society and life, and I believe that if life became perfect, art would be meaningless and cease to exist.

The Arab world also won the Nobel with me. I believe that international doors have opened, and that from now on, literate people will consider Arab literature also. We deserve that recognition.

I believe in life and in people. I feel obliged to advocate their highest ideals as long as I believe them to be true. I also see myself compelled to revolt against ideals I believe to be false, since recoiling from rebellion would be a form of treason