小说是人类最完整的表达形式。

A society’s competitive advantage will come not from how well its schools teach the multiplication and periodic tables， but from how well they stimulate imagination and creativity.

"I strive to tell stories that are universal yet deeply personal."

我不是说唱歌手，我是一个阿拉伯语的传奇。

阐释是智力对艺术的报复。

The work is always in conversation with other works.

The beauty of cinema is that it allows us to live multiple lives.

Man’s main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important product of his effort is his own personality.