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.
A stubborn ass needs a stubborn driver - Khaled Hosseini
A stubborn ass needs a stubborn driver
- Khaled Hosseini
It may be unfair, but what happens in a few days, sometimes even a single day, can change the course of a whole lifetime. - Khaled Hosseini
It may be unfair, but what happens in a few days, sometimes even a single day, can change the course of a whole lifetime.
Zindagi migzara (life goes on) - Khaled Hosseini
Zindagi migzara (life goes on)
Nothing good came free. Even love. You paid for all things. And if you were poor, suffering was your currency. - Khaled Hosseini
Nothing good came free. Even love. You paid for all things. And if you were poor, suffering was your currency.
One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs, Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls. - Khaled Hosseini
One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs, Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls.
He is annoyed with their lack of interest, their blithe ignorance of the arbitrary genetic lottery that has granted them their privileged lives. - Khaled Hosseini
He is annoyed with their lack of interest, their blithe ignorance of the arbitrary genetic lottery that has granted them their privileged lives.
But time, it is like charm. You never have as much as you think. - Khaled Hosseini
But time, it is like charm. You never have as much as you think.
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
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.
She said, 'I'm so afraid.' And I said, 'why?,' and she said, 'Because I'm so profoundly happy, Dr. Rasul. Happiness like this is frightening.' I aske… - Khaled Hosseini
She said, 'I'm so afraid.' And I said, 'why?,' and she said, 'Because I'm so profoundly happy, Dr. Rasul. Happiness like this is frightening.' I aske…
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