"You know what I'm afraid of? That God is sick of us."

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Source : Naguib Mahfouz (2016). “Adrift on the Nile”, p.21, Anchor

Naguib Mahfouz

“I think so often, especially if the work is perceived of as being drawn from life, the woman, not her book, is reviewed.”
“I mean, I have the feeling that something in my mind is poisoning everything else.”
“If a writer publishes any thing that attracts notice, and is in itself just, but does not accord with our plan, we must endeavour to win him over, or decry him.”
“If you want to learn about America, watch The Wire. Its a profound piece of entertainment.”
“I guess love is the real suspension of disbelief.”

Source : Melissa Bank (2000). “The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing”, p.72, Penguin
“I think you should try... not to try to be better than everyone around you, but try to be better than yourself everyday.”
“The Hours is in fact a lovely triumph. Cunningham honors both Mrs. Dalloway and its creator with unerring sensitivity, thanks to his modesty of intention and his sovereignly affecting prose.... With his elliptical evocation of Mrs. Dalloway, he has managed to pay great but quiet tribute -- reminding us of the gorgeous, ferocious beauty of what endures.”
“A great many women can feel and behave like men. Very few of them can behave like gentlemen.”

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