The ordinary, utterly mundane reason behind the massacre makes it somehow more terrible, and far more depressing. The word 'senseless' springs to… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
People in the countryside carry a sense of dignity. They wear it, don't they? Like a badge? I'm being genuine. — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
To me, families are puzzles that take a lifetime to work out - or not, as often is the case - and… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
People find meaning and redemption in the most unusual human connections. — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
Whether you do something or decide to do nothing, either way, you are making a moral choice. And I hope people make… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
People talk about apathy, especially in developed countries. We're kind of lulled into these tranquil lives, and we are pursuing our own… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
I would give them (aspiring writers) the oldest advice in the craft: Read and write. Read a lot. Read new authors and… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
President Karzai is an incredibly kind and decent man. I had the pleasure of meeting him, and he genuinely cares for his… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
The warlords took part in atrocities during the civil war in Afghanistan. They looted, they raped, they killed. They have become incredibly… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
I may not agree with all or even most of the tribal traditions, but it seems ti me that, out there, people… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
I'm sorry," Laila says, marveling at how every Afghan story is marked by death and loss and unimaginable grief. And yet, she… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
My books are about ordinary people, like you, me, people on the street, people who really have an expectation of reasonable happiness… — 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
The cities, the roads, the countryside, the people I meet - they all begin to blur. I tell myself I am searching… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
Probably the single most commen response I get from my readesr, be it through e-mails or letters, is that they did not… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
Economic chasm between people is something that is of interest to me. And something that I used to write about even as… — 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
“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
