"And that, ...is the story of our country,……" — Khaled Hosseini
"And that, ...is the story of our country, one invasion after another...Macedonians. Saddanians. Arabs. Mongols. Now the Soviets. But we're like those walls up there. Battered, and nothing pretty to look at, but still standing."
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270 Quotes by Khaled Hosseini
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Quiet is turning down the volume knob on life.
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Her impulse, her need, to be the corrector of injustices, warden of the downtrodden flock. And
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I'm a pretty uncomplicated person. I live a very simple life with my family and I enjoy very ordinary things.
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