I reject any path which rejects life, but I can't help loving Sufism because it sounds so beautiful. It gives relief in the midst of battle.

If we reject science, we reject the common man.

The real malady is fear of life, not of death.

Without literature my life would be miserable.

I love Sufism as I love beautiful poetry, but it is not the answer. Sufism is like a mirage in the desert. It says to you, come and sit, relax and enjoy yourself for a while.

The Nobel Prize has given me, for the first time in my life, the feeling that my literature could be appreciated on an international level.