If A Writer Doesn't Generate Hostility, He

I Became Very Interested In The Islamic Question, And Thought I Would Try To Understand It From The Roots, Ask Very Simple Questions And Somehow Make A Narrative Of That Discovery.

If You Decide To Move To Another Country And To Live Within Its Laws You Don't Express Your Disregard For The Essence Of The Culture. It's A Form Of Aggression.

When I Learnt To Write I Became My Own Master, I Became Very Strong, And That Strength Is With Me To This Very Day.

The Europeans Wanted Gold And Slaves, Like Everybody Else; But At The Same Time They Wanted Statues Put Up To Themselves As People Who Had Done Good Things For The Slaves.

If You Write A Novel Alone You Sit And You Weave A Little Narrative. And It's O.k., But It's Of No Account.