The less you need, the more you attract.
I love Sufism as I love beautiful poetry, but it is not the answer. Sufism is like a mirage in the desert. It says to you, come and sit, relax and enjoy yourself for a while.
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.
Only the poor are handicapped by honor.
Writing is for men who can think and feel, not mindless sensation seekers out of nightclubs and bars. But these are bad times. We are condemned to work with upstarts, clowns who no doubt got their training in a circus and then turned to journalism as the appropriate place to display their tricks.
Freedom of expression must be considered sacred and thought can only be corrected by counter thought.
At my age it is unseemly to be pessimistic.
Errors do not cease to be errors simply because they're ratified into law.
'Climb Every Mountain' is a beautiful statement of philosophy. Critics may think 'The Sound of Music' is saccharine, but I think it's profound. The message, that we can't accommodate evil, is just as important today.
We are the creators of our own destiny.
Goddamn it, you'll never get the Purple Heart hiding in a foxhole! Follow me!