Nawal El Saadawi Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“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.”

“Plastic surgery is a postmodern veil.”

“Home is where you are appreciated, safe and protected, creative, and where you are loved - not where you are put in prison.”

“The family code in Egypt is one of the worst family codes in the Arab world. Polygamy. The husband is having absolute power over the family.”

“We here in Egypt are fed up with U.S. colonialism.”

“War criminals in the U.S. and Israel are not punished: no international court has the courage to put them on trial.”

“A lot of women are afraid of loneliness, so when they see a woman who can live alone, then they think, 'Hmm, I can do that.' But you need an example, and that is why I am proud to say I have divorced three husbands.”

“What makes revolutionary thought unique is its clarity and dignity, and its clear grasp of freedom and justice: simple, clear words that are understood without the need for any help from elite writers or thinkers.”

“To me, 'beauty' means to be natural, creative, honest - to say the truth.”

“I am becoming more radical with age. I have noticed that writers, when they are old, become milder. But for me it is the opposite. Age makes me more angry.”