"There are no heroes in most of my stories. I look at our society with a critical eye and find nothing extraordinary in the people I see."

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Source : FaceBook post by Naguib Mahfouz from Dec 20, 2010

Naguib Mahfouz

#Hero Quotes #Eye Quotes #People Quotes

“A day of bad writing is always better than a day of no writing.”
“I was unable to sleep and I would stay up and draw these little cartoons. Then a friend showed them around. Before I knew it I was a cartoonist.”
“Minimalism now is a reaction to what came before. It's absolutely of its time. Music moved into the set theory thing, and moved out of it.”
“The casting is the most important thing. If you cast a picture really well a lot of things take care of themselves. You get actors that like to give a lot to the role and who appreciate the role on the same level that you do. If you miscast it, you're working an uphill battle a little bit and maybe you can come out okay but you can't always come out great.”
“The momentum of production keeps you from giving up, so it's really the editing and writing phases where things can look bleakest.”
“I was ordained one of the standing High Council in Zion, under the hands of President Joseph Smith”
“Even if you reject everything, it is always better to know what it is you are rejecting.”

Source : Tariq Ali (2003). “The Clash of Fundamentalisms: Crusades, Jihads and Modernity”, p.16, Verso
“I consider myself to have one of the greatest voices in the industry.”

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