Those who saw Kite Runner loved the film, for the most part, people seemed to really like the film. — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
The novel [The Kite Runner] came about as an expansion of that original, unpublished short story. — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
“For you, a thousand times over” ― Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner” — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
[Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns] is not just unique to books, but films and music. — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
The Kite Runner is a story of two boys and a father, and the strange love triangle that binds them. — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
The story line of my novel [The Kite Runner] is largely fictional. The characters were invented and the plot imagined. — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
There [in The Kite Runner] certainly are, as is always the case with fiction, autobiographical elements woven through the narrative. — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
The film [Kite Runner] was not as big a hit in the United States as it was worldwide, I think it may… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
Even after The Kite Runner was published I continued to practice for another eighteen months. But I had always had a love… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
For me, 'The Kite Runner' became about a guy who's emotionally shut down because he hasn't confronted his past. — Marc Forster Copy Share Image
The experience of writing 'The Kite Runner' is one I will always think back on with fondness. There is an energy, a… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
I have a particular disdain for Islamic extremism, and of course, in both 'The Kite Runner' and 'A Thousand Splendid Suns' that's… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
By then The Kite Runner had become quite successful and I found myself in a position that I had always dreamed of… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
In March of 2001, I revisited the short story, and found that thought it did not work well as a short story,… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
There is an energy, a romance in writing the first novel that can never be duplicated again. I was entirely absorbed in… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
How many more people right now feel connected to Mumbai because of Slumdog Millionaire, or suddenly are interested in the plight of… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
I get daily e-mails from Afghans who thank me for writing this book [The Kite Runner], as they feel a slice of… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
Fabio Celon did send me pages as he progressed, both in black and white and some color samples as well. It was… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
I believe Fabio Celoni's work vividly brings to life not only the mountains, the bazaars, the city of Kabul and its kite-dotted… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
It so happens that the major relationships in the novel [The Kite Runner] are between men, dictated not by any sort of… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
The images [of The Kite Runner grafic] were created in Fabio Celoni's mind. I chose to let him take the lead. Fabio… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
“Except that wasn't all. The real fun began when a kite was cut. That was where the kite runners came in, those… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
It's hard when you make a film from a book that so many people love, because there's no way to get the… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
There are, however, those who have called the book [The Kite Runner] divisive and objected to some of the issues raised in… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
I also felt The Kite Runner was a story that would lend itself well to a visual retelling in a graphic novel. — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
Though The Kite Runner was my first completed novel, I had been writing on and off for most of my life, primarily… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
One book that I just think is absolutely beautiful is 'The Kite Runner.' I'd recommend that one to any and everyone. — Snoh Aalegra Copy Share Image
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![“[Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns] is not just unique to books, but films and music.” quote by Khaled Hosseini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/78e/khaled-hosseini-251_book_kite-runner-and-a-thousand-splendid-suns_3099302.jpg)
![“The story line of my novel [The Kite Runner] is largely fictional. The characters were invented and the plot imagined.” quote by Khaled Hosseini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b42/khaled-hosseini-251_books_the-story-line-of-my-novel-the-kite-runn_3079881.jpg)
![“There [in The Kite Runner] certainly are, as is always the case with fiction, autobiographical elements woven through the narrative.” quote by Khaled Hosseini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8fb/khaled-hosseini-251_cases_there-in-the-kite-runner-certainly-are-a_1224901.jpg)
![“The film [Kite Runner] was not as big a hit in the United States as it was worldwide, I think it may have been swallowed up by all the other movies it had to go up against.” quote by Khaled Hosseini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/870/khaled-hosseini-251_bigs_the-film-kite-runner-was-not-as-big-a-hi_1967829.jpg)
![“In March of 2001, I revisited the short story, and found that thought it did not work well as a short story, it might work much better as a longer one. The novel [The Kite Runner] came about as an expansion of that original, unpublished short story.” quote by Khaled Hosseini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cad/khaled-hosseini-251_expansion_in-march-of-2001-i-revisited-the-short-s_173828.jpg)
![“There is an energy, a romance in writing the first novel that can never be duplicated again. I was entirely absorbed in that world as I wrote the book [The Kite Runner] and to see the final page of that manuscript whir out of the printer was a very special feeling indeed.” quote by Khaled Hosseini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a1f/khaled-hosseini-251_book_there-is-an-energy-a-romance-in-writing_1384084.jpg)
![“I get daily e-mails from Afghans who thank me for writing this book [The Kite Runner], as they feel a slice of their story has been told by one of their own. So, for the most part, I have been overwhelmed with the kindness of my fellow Afghans.” quote by Khaled Hosseini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fba/khaled-hosseini-251_book_i-get-daily-e-mails-from-afghans-who-tha_3144908.jpg)
![“Fabio Celon did send me pages as he progressed, both in black and white and some color samples as well. It was really exciting to see the sketches and to see the story [The Kite Runner] shaping up visually.” quote by Khaled Hosseini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/523/khaled-hosseini-251_black_fabio-celon-did-send-me-pages-as-he-prog_1240510.jpg)
![“I believe Fabio Celoni's work vividly brings to life not only the mountains, the bazaars, the city of Kabul and its kite-dotted skies, but also the many struggles, conflicts, and emotional highs and lows of Amir's journey [from the The Kite Runner].” quote by Khaled Hosseini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cd2/khaled-hosseini-251_amir_i-believe-fabio-celoni-s-work-vividly-br_92189.jpg)
![“It so happens that the major relationships in the novel [The Kite Runner] are between men, dictated not by any sort of prejudice or discomfort with female characters, but rather by the demands of the narrative.” quote by Khaled Hosseini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/08a/khaled-hosseini-251_books_it-so-happens-that-the-major-relationshi_1498273.jpg)
![“The images [of The Kite Runner grafic] were created in Fabio Celoni's mind. I chose to let him take the lead. Fabio and I did exchange an e-mail or two, but it was my intention to step out of the way and let his artistic instincts take over.” quote by Khaled Hosseini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/66f/khaled-hosseini-251_artistic_the-images-of-the-kite-runner-grafic-wer_745989.jpg)
![“It's hard when you make a film from a book that so many people love, because there's no way to get the entire story into a two-hour movie. But I was pleased with the reaction [for Kite Runner].” quote by Khaled Hosseini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1d5/khaled-hosseini-251_book_it-s-hard-when-you-make-a-film-from-a-bo_401731.jpg)
![“There are, however, those who have called the book [The Kite Runner] divisive and objected to some of the issues raised in the book, namely racism, discrimination, ethnic inequality etc.” quote by Khaled Hosseini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/dc8/khaled-hosseini-251_book_there-are-however-those-who-have-called_933286.jpg)
