Probably the single most commen response I get from my readesr, be it through e-mails or letters, is that they did not know much, or at times, they'r….

I came from an educated, upper middle-class family. My mother was a Persian and history teacher at a large high school for girls. Many of the women i….

No one has to know. No one would. It would be her secret, one she would share with the mountains only. The question is whether it is a secret she can….

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 ve….

She was the trembler of knees, the spiller of teacups..

You have think tanks like the widely respected Atlantic Council that have published reports in the past year that have called Afghanistan a failing s….

It was only a smile, nothing more. It didn't make everything all right. It didn't make ANYTHING all right. Only a smile. A tiny thing. A leaf in the ….

For a novelist, it’s kind of an onerous burden to represent an entire culture. That said, I’m in a unique position to speak on behalf of Afghanistan ….

In Afghan society, parents play a central role in the lives of their children; the parent-child relationship is fundamental to who you are and what y….

In March of 2001, I revisited the short story, and found that thought it did not work well as a short story, it might work much better as a longer on….

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

about clichés. Avoid them like the plague..

I see America has infused you with the optimism that has made her so great.

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 ….

There will be no floating waway. There will be no other reality tonight..

Of all the hardships a person had to face, none was more punishing than the simple act of waiting..

And suddenly, just like that, hope became knowledge. I was going to win. It was just a matter of when..

Those who saw Kite Runner loved the film, for the most part, people seemed to really like the film..

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..

At times , he didn't understand the meaning of the Koran's words . But he said he liked the enhancing sounds the arabic words made as they rolled off….

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 clos….