Nawal El Saadawi

“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.”

“The feminists who are aware of the effects of patriarchy realize that we are all in the same boat from the dangers of patriarchy, and that the oppression of women is universal.”

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

“Home to me is the world because my books have been translated into more than 30 languages.”

“Whenever I go to New York or any European country, they say: 'Nawal, why don't you get a facelift?' I tell them, 'I am proud of my wrinkles. Every wrinkle on my face tells the story of my life. Why should I hide my age?'”

“Plastic surgery is a postmodern veil.”