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Khaled Hosseini is an Afghan-American novelist, best known for his novel 'The Kite Runner,' which has become a global bestseller. The story, centered around themes of friendship, betrayal, and redemption, has resonated with readers worldwide. Hosseini's works often focus on the history and culture of Afghanistan, as well as the complexities of human nature.

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“A pathetic shadow, torn between her envy and thrill of being seen with Masomma, sharing in the attention as a weed would, lapping up water meant for the lily upstream.”

Water Attention Shadow Envy Weed Thrill Torn Pathetic Lilies

Book:And the Mountains Echoed

Source: And the Mountains Echoed

“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.”

Feelings Night Effects Bed Ordinary Extraordinary

Book:And the Mountains Echoed

Source: And the Mountains Echoed

“A sudden happiness catches me unawares. I feel it trickling into me, and my eyes go liquid with gratitude and hope.”

Feels Eye Gratitude Liquid Catch Me

Book:And the Mountains Echoed

Source: And the Mountains Echoed

“Regret... when it comes to you, I have oceans of it.”

Author:Khaled Hosseini

“What good is regret? It brings back nothing. What we have lost is irretrievable.”

Book:And the Mountains Echoed

Source: And the Mountains Echoed

“Nothing good came free. Even love. You paid for all things. And if you were poor, suffering was your currency.”

Ifs Suffering Poor Love You All Things Paid Currency

Book:And the Mountains Echoed

Source: And the Mountains Echoed

“She wished she could visit Mariam's grave, to sit with her awhile, leave a flower or two. But she sees now that it doesn't matter. Mariam is never very far.... Mariam is in her own heart, where she shines with the bursting radiance of a thousand suns.”

Heart Two Matter Sun Flower Thousand Shining Graves Radiance Bursting

Author:Khaled Hosseini

“A stubborn ass needs a stubborn driver”

Needs Ass Drivers Stubborn

Book:A Thousand Splendid Suns

Source: A Thousand Splendid Suns

“But time, it is like charm. You never have as much as you think.”

Book:And the Mountains Echoed

Source: And the Mountains Echoed

“Afghanistan is a rural nation, where 85 percent of people live in the countryside. And out there it's very, very conservative, very tribal - almost medieval.”

People Nations Percent Conservative Afghanistan Medieval Countryside

Author:Khaled Hosseini

“Now, especially in public places, you always have that unease. When the children were cast, if I thought that they might be victims of violence because of participating in this movie, we would have chosen children from outside this country.”

Ifs Life Children Country Might Violence Victim Casts Chosen Participating

Author:Khaled Hosseini

“Quiet is turning down the volume knob on life.”

Quiet Volume Tranquility Knobs Quiet Life Peace And Tranquility Peace Tranquility Shutting Down

Book:The Kite Runner: Rejacketed

Source: The Kite Runner: Rejacketed

“Don't be afraid to tell the truth. It's better to hurt someone by truth than to make them happy by lies.”

Lying Hurt Telling The Truth Hurts Someone

Author:Khaled Hosseini

“Her impulse, her need, to be the corrector of injustices, warden of the downtrodden flock. And”

Needs Injustice Impulse Flocks Downtrodden Wardens

Book:And the Mountains Echoed

Source: And the Mountains Echoed

“My books are about ordinary people, like you, me, people on the street, people who really have an expectation of reasonable happiness in life, want their life to have a sense of security and predictability, who want to belong to something bigger than them, who want love and affection in their life, who want a good future for the children.”

People Want Children Book Streets Security Like You Ordinary Expectations Bigger Affection Reasonable Ordinary People Life Happiness Predictability Love And Affection Good Future

Author:Khaled Hosseini

“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 read.”

Writing Credibility Aspiring Writers

Author:Khaled Hosseini

About the Author

Born: March 4, 1965
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 466

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