At my age it is unseemly to be pessimistic. – Naguib Mahfouz
I was a government employee in the morning and a writer in the evening. – Naguib Mahfouz

At my age it is unseemly to be pessimistic. – Naguib Mahfouz
I was a government employee in the morning and a writer in the evening. – Naguib Mahfouz
I accepted the interviews and encounters that had to be held with the media, but I would have preferred to work in peace. – Naguib Mahfouz
Ive never worked in politics, never been a member of an official committee or a political party. – Naguib Mahfouz