لِسَّه … مصر 2011 Quotes

“سرت لك
وطرقت بابك
لم یكن لي غیر ذاك ...
ثم حین كشفت ذاتك
لم اجد شیئا هناك
غررت بي مقلتاك!”
― Mohamed Abdel-Maksoud, Not Just Yet. Egypt 2011: News - Incidents - Causes

“Trust me when I tell you that he has no idea about what’s really happening in Egypt. None of his people do! They found themselves in the middle of these events by accident. Things went too far, and they deluded themselves into believing they actually had the power to change the nature of things. Theirs is not a true revolution like the ones we have had here.”
― Mohamed Abdel-Maksoud, Not Just Yet. Egypt 2011: News - Incidents - Causes

“How can one have been so blind to things as bright as the day?
How can one have kept on waiting,
for the dawn of a sun that won't ever rise?!”
― Mohamed Abdel-Maksoud, Not Just Yet. Egypt 2011: News - Incidents - Causes

“You are right, Sheikh. What a terrible generation, they don't care about age or position, and they don't appreciate what's done for them.”

“Do you think it's a coincidence that we are allies? Our youth in the brotherhood are different: they respect their elders and follow their orders.”
― Mohamed Abdel-Maksoud, Not Just Yet. Egypt 2011: News - Incidents - Causes

“I walked up to you.
I knocked on your door.
There wasn't other way to go.
Then when you have revealed yourself.
I found nothing there
Your eyes have misled me.”
― Mohamed Abdel-Maksoud, Not Just Yet. Egypt 2011: News - Incidents - Causes

“And how would one know, when our knowledge is restricted to what we hear and see? That makes one’s journey through life like a blind man traveling on a dangerous road without a companion. What makes the test even more difficult is that man can spend his life on great causes without knowing for sure if his endeavor is for good or evil!”
― Mohamed Abdel-Maksoud, Not Just Yet. Egypt 2011: News - Incidents - Causes

“It’s a part of the human nature that nothing is easier than uniting in hatred and demolishing what is established, and nothing is harder than agreeing on the way to build what’s sought. For destruction is an instinct that doesn’t require thought. Whereas construction requires knowledge, work, cooperation, and planning.”
― Mohamed Abdel-Maksoud, Not Just Yet. Egypt 2011: News - Incidents - Causes

“It is intended in this book to study the news of individuals, rather than of the kings and higher classes. For you can find the latter in the writings of historians, newspapers, and the gossip of commons, and if you read the news of one of them you won't need to know about the rest. Therefore, it was preferred to tell about those individuals who played a vital role in this country, and whose efforts inspire good lessons to the readers.”
― Mohamed Abdel-Maksoud, Not Just Yet. Egypt 2011: News - Incidents - Causes