Tahar Ben Jelloun Quotes

French - Poet | December 1, 1944 -

Real friendship, like real poetry, is extremely rare - and precious as a pearl.

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

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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.

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This universe can very well be expressed in words and syllables which are not those of one's mother tongue.

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I'd thought sexuality was instinctive or natural, but it's profoundly linked to inner security and cultural context.

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We must stop posing as victims of the West and behaving negatively towards the West. We must participate with the West on an equal footing in the reconstruction of the world.

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I liked Sartre's views but not his writing.

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Religion has to stay in the heart, not in politics. It is private.

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

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Intellectuals try to keep going. But their situation is very difficult. Those who have had the courage to voice their opposition have often paid a very high price.

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We must have our say, not through violence, aggression or fear. We must speak out calmly and forcefully. We shall only be able to enter the new world era if we agree to engage in dialogue with the other side.

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I write about wounds, the eternal treasons of life. It's not very funny, but it's sincere. My commitment is to sincerity.

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