Top 48 Quotes by Tahar Ben Jelloun

Egypt has suffered more ordeals than the other countries to get where it is.

I belong to a specific category of writers, those who speak and write in a language different from that of their parents.

The power of the word in Morocco belonged to men and to the authorities. No one asked the point of view of poor people or women.

In Morocco, it's possible to see the Atlantic and the Mediterranean at the same time.

I do not use the language of my people. I can take liberties with certain themes which the Arabic language would not allow me to take.

I read a poem every night, as others read a prayer.

I love life in spite of all that mars it. I love friendship, jokes and laughter.

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 don't feel guilty about expressing myself in French; nor do I feel that I am continuing the work of the colonizers.

The intellectual, the man of thought, doubt and analysis, should give the best of himself.