10 powerful quotes by tahar ben jelloun
- To lead a country, you must periodically hold a national consultation in which people representing different programmes can make a bid for power.
- A modern civilization is only possible when it is accepted that singular beings exist and express themselves freely.
- People must insist on the right to say no, to be alone, to stand out from the herd. Creative artists can say all this in their own way and in their own field, by hard, rigorous work.
- I am glad I have found a readership, but one can’t write only what is likely to sell. A writer is not a shopkeeper.
- It is through accepting other people in our own countries that we shall come to respect our neighbours and be respected in our turn.
- I write about wounds, the eternal treasons of life. It’s not very funny, but it’s sincere. My commitment is to sincerity.
- I have written about the dispossessed, immigrants, the condition of women who do not enjoy the same legal rights as men, the Palestinians who are deprived of their land and condemned to exile.
- My characters are driven by a passionate desire for justice. They are rebellious and incorruptible.
- New ideas should confront old ideas. We must refer to the example of Europe. People have fought to make Europe what it is today. Freedom is not something that is served up on a plate.
- It is impossible to disregard such an important medium as television. We should know how to use it, learn to work in it and express new values in it.
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