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Khaled Hosseini Quotes

The ordinary, utterly mundane reason behind the massacre makes it somehow more terrible, and far more depressing. The word ‘senseless’ springs to mind, and Idris thwarts it. It’s what people always say. A senseless act of violence. A senseless murder. As if you could commit sensible murder Picture Quote #1

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. It’s astonishing how many people remain shackled for years, decades even, in a protracted and mutual state of self-delusion and false hope when in fact they had their answer in those first two weeks Picture Quote #1

James Parkinson. George Huntington. Robert Graves. John Down. Now this Lou Gehrig fellow of mine. How did men come to monopolize disease names too? Picture Quote #1

I found a sad little fairy Beneath the shade of a paper tree. I know a sad little fairy Who was blown away by the wind one night Picture Quote #1

In Afghanistan, you don’t understand yourself solely as an individual. You understand yourself as a son, a brother, a cousin to somebody, an uncle to somebody. You are part of something bigger than yourself Picture Quote #1

I don’t know the nuts and bolts of writing. I studied medicine. I was a pre-med nerd. So everything I learned, I know about writing is very instinctive Picture Quote #1

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I wanted to write about Afghanistan before the Soviet war because that is largely a forgotten period in modern Afghan history Picture Quote #1

Don’t be afraid to tell the truth. It’s better to hurt someone by truth than to make them happy by lies Picture Quote #1

American high school culture was impenetrable to me, and very cliquey: you had the Hispanics, the African Americans, the surfer guys and the goths and the immigrants. The jocks and the surfers got the girls. By the time I’d got to grips with it, I’d graduated Picture Quote #1

There are so many orgizations that do amazing work. I represent not only my own foundation, but the UN Refugee Agency, which has been around since 1951, and has helped 30 million refugees around the world Picture Quote #1

I am always revolted when Islamic leaders, from Afghanistan or elsewhere, deny the very existence of female oppression, avoid the issue by pointing to examples of what they view as Western mistreatment of women, or even worse, justify the oppression of women on the basis of notions derived from Sharia law Picture Quote #1

We will also be funding projects that empower women and children in Afghanistan and now and then give scholarships to Afghan students here in the Bay Area Picture Quote #1

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Usually in films, when Muslims pray, it’s either before or after they’ve blown something up Picture Quote #1

I lay no claim, it should be clear, to being a historian. So in my books, the intimate and personal have been intertwined inextricably with the broad and historical Picture Quote #1

People in the countryside carry a sense of dignity. They wear it, don’t they? Like a badge? I’m being genuine Picture Quote #1

It’s a very nice kind of quasi-fame being a writer, because you remain largely anonymous and you can have a private life, which I really cherish. I don’t like to be in the public light all that much. I don’t crave the whole fame thing at all Picture Quote #1

I was good at being a doctor; my patients liked me. At times people trust you with things they wouldn’t tell their spouses. It was a real privilege Picture Quote #1

I experienced Kabul with my brother the way Amir and Hassan do: long school days in the summer, kite fighting in the winter time, westerns with John Wayne at Cinema Park, big parties at our house in Wazir Akbar Khan, picnics in Paghman Picture Quote #1

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There was brotherhood between people who had fed from the same breast, a kinship that even time could not break. - Amir Picture Quote #1

I spent a lot of winters in my childhood flying kites with my brother, with my cousins, with friends in the neighborhood. It’s what we did in the winter. Schools close down. There was not much to do Picture Quote #1

My memories of Kabul are vastly different than the way it is when I go there now. My memories are of the final years before everything changed. When I grew up in Kabul, it couldn’t be mistaken for Beirut or Tehran, as it was still in a country that’s essentially religious and conservative, but it was suprisingly progressive and liberal Picture Quote #1

The story line of my novel [The Kite Runner] is largely fictional. The characters were invented and the plot imagined Picture Quote #1

Ultimately, my books are not about the politics, although the toil and the struggle and the wars in Afghanistan have a significant impact on the lives of my characters Picture Quote #1

I find myself drawn to that period where children are about to leave childhood behind. When you’re 12 years old, you still have one foot in childhood; the other is poised to enter a completely new stage of life. Your innocent understanding of the world moves towards something messier and more complicated, and once it does you can never go back Picture Quote #1

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Children aren’t coloring books. You don’t get to fill them with your favorite colors Picture Quote #1

If my book generates any sort of dialogue among Afghans, then I think it will have done a service to the community Picture Quote #1

I’m a pretty uncomplicated person. I live a very simple life with my family and I enjoy very ordinary things Picture Quote #1

You write because you have an idea in your mind that feels so genuine, so important, so true. And yet, by the time this idea passes through the different filters of your mind, and into your hand, and onto the page or computer screen - it becomes distorted, and it’s been diminished Picture Quote #1

I have very fond memories of my childhood in Afghanistan, largely because my memories, unlike those of the current generation of Afghans, are untainted by the spectre of war, landmines, and famine Picture Quote #1

At least, it is encouraging to me that President [Barack] Obama has put Afghanistan front and center in this broader so-called War on terror, and that he is taking a different approach to Afghanistan Picture Quote #1

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The ordinary, utterly mundane reason behind the massacre makes it somehow more terrible, and far more depressing. The word ‘senseless’ springs to mind, and Idris thwarts it. It’s what people always say. A senseless act of violence. A senseless murder. As if you could commit sensible murder (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) 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. It’s astonishing how many people remain shackled for years, decades even, in a protracted and mutual state of self-delusion and false hope when in fact they had their answer in those first two weeks (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) James Parkinson. George Huntington. Robert Graves. John Down. Now this Lou Gehrig fellow of mine. How did men come to monopolize disease names too? (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) I found a sad little fairy Beneath the shade of a paper tree. I know a sad little fairy Who was blown away by the wind one night (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) In Afghanistan, you don’t understand yourself solely as an individual. You understand yourself as a son, a brother, a cousin to somebody, an uncle to somebody. You are part of something bigger than yourself (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) I don’t know the nuts and bolts of writing. I studied medicine. I was a pre-med nerd. So everything I learned, I know about writing is very instinctive (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) I wanted to write about Afghanistan before the Soviet war because that is largely a forgotten period in modern Afghan history. (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) Don’t be afraid to tell the truth. It’s better to hurt someone by truth than to make them happy by lies. (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) American high school culture was impenetrable to me, and very cliquey: you had the Hispanics, the African Americans, the surfer guys and the goths and the immigrants. The jocks and the surfers got the girls. By the time I’d got to grips with it, I’d graduated. (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) There are so many orgizations that do amazing work. I represent not only my own foundation, but the UN Refugee Agency, which has been around since 1951, and has helped 30 million refugees around the world. (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) I am always revolted when Islamic leaders, from Afghanistan or elsewhere, deny the very existence of female oppression, avoid the issue by pointing to examples of what they view as Western mistreatment of women, or even worse, justify the oppression of women on the basis of notions derived from Sharia law. (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) We will also be funding projects that empower women and children in Afghanistan and now and then give scholarships to Afghan students here in the Bay Area. (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) Usually in films, when Muslims pray, it’s either before or after they’ve blown something up. (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) I lay no claim, it should be clear, to being a historian. So in my books, the intimate and personal have been intertwined inextricably with the broad and historical. (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) People in the countryside carry a sense of dignity. They wear it, don’t they? Like a badge? I’m being genuine. (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) It’s a very nice kind of quasi-fame being a writer, because you remain largely anonymous and you can have a private life, which I really cherish. I don’t like to be in the public light all that much. I don’t crave the whole fame thing at all. (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) I was good at being a doctor; my patients liked me. At times people trust you with things they wouldn’t tell their spouses. It was a real privilege. (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) I experienced Kabul with my brother the way Amir and Hassan do: long school days in the summer, kite fighting in the winter time, westerns with John Wayne at Cinema Park, big parties at our house in Wazir Akbar Khan, picnics in Paghman. (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) There was brotherhood between people who had fed from the same breast, a kinship that even time could not break. - Amir (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) I spent a lot of winters in my childhood flying kites with my brother, with my cousins, with friends in the neighborhood. It’s what we did in the winter. Schools close down. There was not much to do. (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) My memories of Kabul are vastly different than the way it is when I go there now. My memories are of the final years before everything changed. When I grew up in Kabul, it couldn’t be mistaken for Beirut or Tehran, as it was still in a country that’s essentially religious and conservative, but it was suprisingly progressive and liberal. (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) The story line of my novel [The Kite Runner] is largely fictional. The characters were invented and the plot imagined. (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) Ultimately, my books are not about the politics, although the toil and the struggle and the wars in Afghanistan have a significant impact on the lives of my characters. (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) I find myself drawn to that period where children are about to leave childhood behind. When you’re 12 years old, you still have one foot in childhood; the other is poised to enter a completely new stage of life. Your innocent understanding of the world moves towards something messier and more complicated, and once it does you can never go back. (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) Children aren’t coloring books. You don’t get to fill them with your favorite colors. (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) If my book generates any sort of dialogue among Afghans, then I think it will have done a service to the community. (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) I’m a pretty uncomplicated person. I live a very simple life with my family and I enjoy very ordinary things. (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) You write because you have an idea in your mind that feels so genuine, so important, so true. And yet, by the time this idea passes through the different filters of your mind, and into your hand, and onto the page or computer screen - it becomes distorted, and it’s been diminished. (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) I have very fond memories of my childhood in Afghanistan, largely because my memories, unlike those of the current generation of Afghans, are untainted by the spectre of war, landmines, and famine. (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) At least, it is encouraging to me that President [Barack] Obama has put Afghanistan front and center in this broader so-called War on terror, and that he is taking a different approach to Afghanistan. (Khaled Hosseini Quotes)

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