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Naguib Mahfouz

“ماذا يحتاج الفتى فى هذا الوطن ؟ المسدس ليتكفل بالماضى . والكتاب ليتكفل بالمستقبل !”

― نجيب محفوظ, The Thief and the Dogs
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