"I was a government employee in the morning and a writer in the evening." ― Naguib Mahfouz Topic(s): Smile More From Naguib Mahfouz "I believe society has a right to defend itself, just as the individual has the right to attack that with which he disagrees." "There are no heroes in most of my stories. I look at our society with a critical eye and find nothing extraordinary in the people I see." "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." More In Smile "I’d much rather have sat there and just been a fly on the wall, instead of having to smile at people. I’d rather have been a waitress. Just gone round and stared at people."― Jennifer Saunders "A warm smile is the universal language of kindness."― William Arthur Ward "It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success; they much oftener succeed through failures. Precept, study, advice, and example could never have taught them so well as failure has done."― Samuel Smiles