I hope and pray that I’ll be one of those fortunate people who have many, many books to write. I don’t begrudge writing. I love the whole thing! Hisham Matar Read Quote
There’s always a problem when you write, something you’re trying to resolve, and sometimes a view can be inspiring. Hisham Matar Read Quote
The romantic idea of the penniless writer is false. It’s terrible. I hated being in debt. I hated the anxiety of not knowing whether we could pay our rent that month. Thankfully, I had a wife who was very supportive and had faith and shared my madness. Hisham Matar Read Quote
Gaddafi’s ability to have survived so long rests on his convenient position in not being committed to a single ideology and his use of violence in such a theatrical way. Hisham Matar Read Quote
It is evident that Qaddafi is mentally unwell. Like Richard III, he has barricaded himself within lies. Hisham Matar Read Quote
The Qaddafis, father and sons, speak the grammar of dictatorship: threats and bribery. Hisham Matar Read Quote
