Nawal El Saadawi People Quotations

I don't think that people in power can be convinced by words or articles. They will never give it up by choice.

Education should be totally secular. I am not telling people not to believe in God, but it should be a personal matter which should be done at home.

moral codes and standards in our societies very rarely apply to all people equally. This is the most damning proof of how immoral such codes and standards really are.

Fearing servility, people become servile.

Life is very hard. The only people who really live are those who are harder than life itself.

Many people come here and they think my apartment is a poor relative to my name. But you cannot be radical and have money, it’s impossible.

Home to me is the world because my books have been translated into more than 30 languages. People feel they know me and the minute they talk about my life or books I feel at home. Home is where you are appreciated, safe and protected, creative, and where you are loved – not where you are put in prison.