“Of course it's very, very important for me to feel Kenya, to feel, every day, this is where images come from. So to be taken away from that by political pressure or other means - one is taken away from the area, which is the basis of inspiration - is difficult.” FeelsMeanImportantInspirationPoliticalCoursesDifficultTakenAreasBasesPressureKenya Author:Ngugi wa Thiong'o
“I'm writing for those people in Kenya, but in Irvine and in New York.” PeopleWritingNew YorkKenya Author:Ngugi wa Thiong'o
“I'm more trying to connect; I'm more listening to people. Whatever I get is very meaningful to me.” PeopleTryingListeningMeaningfulVery MeanVery Meaningful Author:Ngugi wa Thiong'o
“Those who saw Kite Runner loved the film, for the most part, people seemed to really like the film.” PeopleFilmSawsRunnersKites Author:Khaled Hosseini
“It's hard when you make a film from a book that so many people love, because there's no way to get the entire story into a two-hour movie. But I was pleased with the reaction [for Kite Runner].” PeopleWayTwoBookHardStoriesFilmHoursLove IsReactionsRunnersKites Author:Khaled Hosseini
“The film [Kite Runner] was not as big a hit in the United States as it was worldwide, I think it may have been swallowed up by all the other movies it had to go up against.” ThinkingMayHas BeensStatesBigsFilmUnitedUnited StatesRunnersKites Author:Khaled Hosseini
“I have been involved with the UN refugee agency for a few years now, and we have done events to speak about refugees, focusing more and more on the situation with Afghan refugees.” YearsHas BeensDoneSpeakSituationEventsInvolvedAgencyRefugeeAfghan Author:Khaled Hosseini
“Michael Bealmear is a philanthropist, and he has become interested in the issue of refugees, and he proposed that we do an event in his community, where we could dedicate an entire evening focused on the global refugee crisis, focused primarily on Afghanistan.” CommunityIssuesEventsCrisisFocusedEveningAfghanistanRefugeePhilanthropistRefugee Crisis Author:Khaled Hosseini
“It's literally just been formed. It's a 501 C3, non-profit charitable foundation called, unsurprisingly, the Khalled Hosseini Foundation. The aim is to help refugees and aim vulnerable women and children.” ChildrenHelpingAimFoundationProfitVulnerableRefugeeCharitableNon ProfitCharitable Foundations Author:Khaled Hosseini
“At the time we are focusing our efforts primarily on building shelters for refugees. Homelessness in Afghanistan is a huge problem.” ProblemEffortBuildingHugeAfghanistanShelterRefugeeHomelessness Author:Khaled Hosseini