I am proud of my work for my country.

No money on earth can buy the love and affection that has been given to me by a grateful nation.

Hatred, intolerance, poor hygienic conditions and violence all have roots in illiteracy, so we're trying to do something to help the poor and the needy.

People go out of their way to show the love and respect for me. It is very gratifying.

I have to ask Allah's forgiveness and not get angry, because they come to me out of love, and it's not fitting that I should turn to them in hatred.

Some people are ok with doing nothing all day after they retire, but then some people if they had nothing to do would go mad and start banging their heads against a wall. .

I am not a madman or a nut.

The true instrument is that, with the help of which, the egoism and my-ness goes away.

Democracy is in conflict with individual freedom.

And I don't care what age you are, kissing in the rain is the best.

My experience as a writer is that you really do write seven and eight pages to find the paragraph you were after all along.

Writing for young readers is almost like dipping into a fountain of youth; for hours a day, I am a child again.

To keep hope alive one must, in spite of all mistakes, horrors, and crimes, recognize the obvious superiority of the socialist camp.

We are infected by our own misunderstandin g of how our own minds work.

Characters paralyzed by the meaninglessness of modern life still have to drink water from time to time.

Few friendships could survive the moodiness of love affairs.

Taking smart risks can be very gratifying.