"James Parkinson. George Huntington. Robert Graves. John Down.……" — Khaled Hosseini
"James Parkinson. George Huntington. Robert Graves. John Down. Now this Lou Gehrig fellow of mine. How did men come to monopolize disease names too?"
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270 Quotes by Khaled Hosseini
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A stubborn ass needs a stubborn driver
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But time, it is like charm. You never have as much as you think.
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Afghanistan is a rural nation, where 85 percent of people live in the countryside. And out there it's very, very…
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Now, especially in public places, you always have that unease. When the children were cast, if I thought that they…
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Quiet is turning down the volume knob on life.
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Don't be afraid to tell the truth. It's better to hurt someone by truth than to make them happy by…
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Her impulse, her need, to be the corrector of injustices, warden of the downtrodden flock. And
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My books are about ordinary people, like you, me, people on the street, people who really have an expectation of…
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The short of it is, as an aspiring writer, there is nothing as damaging to your credibility as saying that…
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Nothing happens in a vacuum in life: every action has a series of consequences, and sometimes it takes a long…
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When I go to Afghanistan, I realize I've been spared, due to a random genetic lottery, by being born to…
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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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