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Khaled Hosseini Quotes

I came to the US as an immigrant and I recall vividly those first few years in California, the brief time we spent on welfare, and the difficult task of assimilating into a new culture Picture Quote #1

The difficulty of writing a second novel is directly proportional to how successful the first novel was, it seems Picture Quote #1

The warlords took part in atrocities during the civil war in Afghanistan. They looted, they raped, they killed. They have become incredibly empowered and entrenched. They live in mansions, they have jobs in the government, and they’re incredibly powerful. In Kabul, people don’t want to speak about it too publicly, because these people are essentially like Tony Soprano Picture Quote #1

I don’t outline at all; I don’t find it useful, and I don’t like the way it boxes me in. I like the element of surprise and spontaneity, of letting the story find its own way Picture Quote #1

It’s tremendous what can happen when suddenly you make an emotional connection Picture Quote #1

The story of what has happened to women in Afghanistan, however, is a very important one, and fertile ground for fiction Picture Quote #1

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With snow came the kites, once the rulers of Kabul’s winter skies, now timid trespassers in territory claimed by streaking rockets and fighter jets Picture Quote #1

My father and I did work for a while at the flea market and there really are rows of Afghans working there, some of whom I am related to Picture Quote #1

A part of me was hoping someone would wake up and hear, so I wouldn’t have to live with this lie anymore. But no one woke up and in the silence that followed, I understood the nature of my new curse: I was going to get away with it Picture Quote #1

On a high mountain I stood, And cried the name of Ali, Lion of God.O Ali, Lion of God, King of Men, Bring joy to our sorrowful hearts Picture Quote #1

I know that in the end, God will forgive me. He will forgive your father, me, and you too. I hope you can do the same. Forgive your father if you can. Forgive me if you wish. But most important, forgive yourself Picture Quote #1

I also felt The Kite Runner was a story that would lend itself well to a visual retelling in a graphic novel Picture Quote #1

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What began with exuberance and passion always ended with terse accusations and hateful words, with rage and weeping fits Picture Quote #1

I read actual physical books and have thus far avoided the electronic lure 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

Literary fiction is kept alive by women. Women read more fiction, period Picture Quote #1

People find meaning and redemption in the most unusual human connections Picture Quote #1

When you have lived as long as I have, the div replied, you find that cruelty and benevolence are but shades of the same color Picture Quote #1

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I shook my head no. For minutes, neither of us spoke a word. It breathed between us, what he had said, the pain of a life suppressed, of happiness never to be Picture Quote #1

The rope that pulls you from the flood can become a noose around your neck Picture Quote #1

At last, she makes her choice. She turns around, drops her head, and walks toward a horizon she cannot see. After that, she does not look back anymore. She knows that if she does, she will weaken Picture Quote #1

She was an extraordinary woman, and I went to bed that night feeling like I was perhaps more than ordinary myself. This was the effect she had on me Picture Quote #1

What good is regret? It brings back nothing. What we have lost is irretrievable Picture Quote #1

Life just doesn’t care about our aspirations, or sadness. It’s often random, and it’s often stupid and it’s often completely unexpected, and the closures and the epiphanies and revelations we end up receiving from life, begrudgingly, rarely turn out to be the ones we thought Picture Quote #1

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When I’m gone, you’ll have nothing in this world. You are nothing! Picture Quote #1

I grew up with some kind of storytelling instinct, and when I write, my default setting is to find a story and then to tell it. It’s the only way I know how to write Picture Quote #1

I finally had what I’d wantes all those years. Except now that I had it, I felt as empty as this unkempt pool I was dangling my legs into Picture Quote #1

Everyone is an ocean inside. Every individual walking the street. Everyone is a universe of thoughts, and insights, and feelings. But every person is crippled in his or her own way by our inability to truly present ourselves to the world Picture Quote #1

The things that have always drawn me to the craft of writing is character, it’s story, it’s something that becomes like a pebble in my shoe, a voice that I just can’t get rid of, and I’ve got to see it through Picture Quote #1

I think novelists, when they write their books, end up having occasionally serving a purpose and playing roles that they never really fully either intended or even understood Picture Quote #1

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I came to the US as an immigrant and I recall vividly those first few years in California, the brief time we spent on welfare, and the difficult task of assimilating into a new culture. (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) The difficulty of writing a second novel is directly proportional to how successful the first novel was, it seems. (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) The warlords took part in atrocities during the civil war in Afghanistan. They looted, they raped, they killed. They have become incredibly empowered and entrenched. They live in mansions, they have jobs in the government, and they’re incredibly powerful. In Kabul, people don’t want to speak about it too publicly, because these people are essentially like Tony Soprano. (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) I don’t outline at all; I don’t find it useful, and I don’t like the way it boxes me in. I like the element of surprise and spontaneity, of letting the story find its own way. (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) It’s tremendous what can happen when suddenly you make an emotional connection (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) The story of what has happened to women in Afghanistan, however, is a very important one, and fertile ground for fiction. (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) With snow came the kites, once the rulers of Kabul’s winter skies, now timid trespassers in territory claimed by streaking rockets and fighter jets. (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) My father and I did work for a while at the flea market and there really are rows of Afghans working there, some of whom I am related to. (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) A part of me was hoping someone would wake up and hear, so I wouldn’t have to live with this lie anymore. But no one woke up and in the silence that followed, I understood the nature of my new curse: I was going to get away with it. (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) On a high mountain I stood, And cried the name of Ali, Lion of God.O Ali, Lion of God, King of Men, Bring joy to our sorrowful hearts. (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) I know that in the end, God will forgive me. He will forgive your father, me, and you too. I hope you can do the same. Forgive your father if you can. Forgive me if you wish. But most important, forgive yourself. (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) I also felt The Kite Runner was a story that would lend itself well to a visual retelling in a graphic novel. (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) What began with exuberance and passion always ended with terse accusations and hateful words, with rage and weeping fits. (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) I read actual physical books and have thus far avoided the electronic lure (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) Literary fiction is kept alive by women. Women read more fiction, period (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) People find meaning and redemption in the most unusual human connections (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) When you have lived as long as I have, the div replied, you find that cruelty and benevolence are but shades of the same color (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) I shook my head no. For minutes, neither of us spoke a word. It breathed between us, what he had said, the pain of a life suppressed, of happiness never to be (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) The rope that pulls you from the flood can become a noose around your neck (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) At last, she makes her choice. She turns around, drops her head, and walks toward a horizon she cannot see. After that, she does not look back anymore. She knows that if she does, she will weaken (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) She was an extraordinary woman, and I went to bed that night feeling like I was perhaps more than ordinary myself. This was the effect she had on me (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) What good is regret? It brings back nothing. What we have lost is irretrievable (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) Life just doesn’t care about our aspirations, or sadness. It’s often random, and it’s often stupid and it’s often completely unexpected, and the closures and the epiphanies and revelations we end up receiving from life, begrudgingly, rarely turn out to be the ones we thought (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) When I’m gone, you’ll have nothing in this world. You are nothing! (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) I grew up with some kind of storytelling instinct, and when I write, my default setting is to find a story and then to tell it. It’s the only way I know how to write (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) I finally had what I’d wantes all those years. Except now that I had it, I felt as empty as this unkempt pool I was dangling my legs into (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) Everyone is an ocean inside. Every individual walking the street. Everyone is a universe of thoughts, and insights, and feelings. But every person is crippled in his or her own way by our inability to truly present ourselves to the world (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) The things that have always drawn me to the craft of writing is character, it’s story, it’s something that becomes like a pebble in my shoe, a voice that I just can’t get rid of, and I’ve got to see it through (Khaled Hosseini Quotes) I think novelists, when they write their books, end up having occasionally serving a purpose and playing roles that they never really fully either intended or even understood (Khaled Hosseini Quotes)

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