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
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
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
[Flying kite with my friends] is one of the seminal memories of growing up for me. — 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
He had the blue kite in his hands; that was the first thing I saw. And I can't lie now and say… — 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
I experienced Kabul with my brother the way Amir and Hassan do: long school days in the summer, kite fighting in the… — 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
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
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
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
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
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
In early 1999, I was watching TV, when I came across a story on Afghanistan. It was a story about the Taliban… — 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 spent a lot of winters in my childhood flying kites with my brother, with my cousins, with friends in the neighborhood.… — 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
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
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
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
Mostly, though, I dream of good things...I dream that flowers will bloom in the streets..again and music will play in the...houses and… — 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 novel [The Kite Runner] came about as an expansion of that original, unpublished short story. — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
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 story line of my novel [The Kite Runner] is largely fictional. The characters were invented and the plot imagined. — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
I found myself sitting at the computer, and I thought I was going to write a kind of simple nostalgic story about… — 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
Hassan and I looked at each other. Cracked up. The Hindi kid would soon learn what the British learned earlier in the… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
“Winter was every kid’s favorite season in Kabul, at least those whose fathers could afford to buy a good iron stove. The reason was… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
“Their fights didn’t so much end as dissipate, like a drop of ink in a bowl of water, with a residual taint that lingered.” — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
“I think that everything he did, feeding the poor, giving money to friends in need, it was all a way of redeeming himself. And… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
“Mariam knew that life for the most part had been unkind to her. But as she walked the final twenty paces, she could not… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
“I pray. I pray that my sins have not caught up with me the way I'd always feared they would.” — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
“shoes: that putting them on a bed invited death into the family, that a quarrel would follow if one put on the left shoe… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
I have a theory about marriage, Monsieur Boustouler. And it's that nearly always you will know within two weeks if it's going to work.… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
The short of it is, as an aspiring writer, there is nothing as damaging to your credibility as saying that you don't like to… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
Throughout the last century there were multiple attempts at giving Afghan women more autonomy, to change marriage laws, to abolish the practice of bride… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
At that moment, she cannot think of a more reckless, irrational thing than choosing to become a parent. — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
“He says this is war. There is no shame in war. Tell him he's wrong. War doesn't negate decency. It demands it, even more… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
![“[Flying kite with my friends] is one of the seminal memories of growing up for me.” quote by Khaled Hosseini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/956/khaled-hosseini-251_flying_flying-kite-with-my-friends-is-one-of-th_1753725.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)
![“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)
![“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)
![“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)
![“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)
![“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)
![“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 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)
![“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)
![“[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 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/d8d/khaled-hosseini-251_books_the-novel-the-kite-runner-came-about-as_3062422.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)
![“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)
