Death is more merciful than hope itself! There is nothing surprising in this, for death is divinely appointed, while hope is the creation of human fo… - Naguib Mahfouz

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Death is more merciful than hope itself! There is nothing surprising in this, for death is divinely appointed, while hope is the creation of human folly. Both end in frustration. Am I destined to lead a life of endless frustration?
-(The Beginning and the End)

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About Naguib Mahfouz

Naguib Mahfouz (Arabic: نجيب محفوظ‎ Nagīb Maḥfūẓ, IPA: [næˈɡiːb mɑħˈfuːzˤ]; December 11, 1911 – August 30, 2006) was an Egyptian writer, who won the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature.

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Native Name: نجيب محفوظ
Alternative Names: Naguib Mahfouz Abdelaziz Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Basha Najīb Maḥfūẓ naguib mahvuz mahfoud najib naguib mahfoud Abdelaziz Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Basha
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الآن يؤذن الصوت الأبدي بالرحيل . ودّع دنياك الجميلة واذهب إلى المجهول . وما المجهول يا قلبي إلا الفناء ... الوداع أيتها الحياة التي تلقيت منها كل معنى ثم انقضت مخلفةً تاريخًا خاليًا من أي معنى .
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