Events at home, at work, in the street - these are the bases for a story.

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My wife thought I deserved it, but I always thought the Nobel a Western prize.

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I thought they would never select an Eastern writer for the Nobel. I was surprised.

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I am practically in the employ of Mr. Nobel. I have to meet everyone he sends my way.

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The writer interweaves a story with his own doubts, questions, and values. That is art.

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The Koran and the laws of all civilized nations legislate against the vilification of religions.

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Today's interpretations of religion are often backward and contradict the needs of civilization.

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I've never worked in politics, never been a member of an official committee or a political party.

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Winning Nobel imposed on me a lifestyle to which I am not used and which I would not have preferred.

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We are passing through a very sensitive time, and on the whole, this country is facing very big problems.

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