"Home is not where you were born; home is where all your attempts to escape cease."
"We are passing through a very sensitive time, and on the whole, this country is facing very big problems."
About the author
Naguib Mahfouz
Novelist
Naguib Mahfouz was an Egyptian novelist and Nobel laureate, renowned for his profound exploration of life and freedom in works like 'The Cairo Trilogy.'
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"You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions."
"Fear does not prevent death. It prevents life."
"It's a most distressing affliction to have a sentimental heart and a skeptical mind."
"As for life's tragedies, our love will defeat them. Love is the most effective cure. In the crevices of disasters, happiness lies like a diamond in a mind, so let us instill in ourselves the wisdom of love."
"I found myself in a sea in which the waves of joy and sorrow were clashing against each other."