I've been told, and I think I recognize it, that there's a cinematic quality to my writing, with a sense of image and place and scene - and, some would say, my tendency to finish my books the way Hollywood finishes its films.
Interpretation
Khaled Hosseini's writing has a vivid visual style reminiscent of cinema, often concluding his stories in a manner similar to Hollywood films.
In this quote, Khaled Hosseini reflects on the cinematic quality of his writing, suggesting that he crafts his narratives with a strong emphasis on imagery and setting, much like a film director would. He acknowledges that his storytelling may resonate with readers through its visual richness and the way he concludes his tales in a dramatic fashion, akin to the traditional endings found in films, which often leaves a lasting impression.
In practice
During a literature class, to illustrate the power of imagery in writing.
You're gutless. It's how you were made. And that's not such a bad thing because your saving grace is that you've never lied to yourself about it. Not about that. Nothing wrong with cowardice as long as it comes with prudence. But when a coward stops remembering who he is... God help him.
There was brotherhood between people who had fed from the same breast, a kinship that even time could not break. - Amir
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.
And that's the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too.
Perspective [is] a luxury when your head [is] constantly buzzing with a swarm of demons.
The desert weed lives on, but the flower of spring blooms and wilts.
Creativity: Take the obvious, add a cupful of brains, a generous pinch of imagination, a bucketful of courage and daring, stir well and bring to a boil.
Every writer has his writing technique - what he can and can't do to describe something like war or history. I'm not good at writing about those things, but I try because I feel it is necessary to write that kind of thing.
I'm not a classical player. I don't want to be a classical player. I love to improvise, because things happen that never happen anywhere else.
Rippling, rippling, rippling, like a flapping overlapping of soft flames, soft as feathers, running to points of brilliance, exquisite, exquisite and melting her all molten inside.
I don't write my music for Sony. I write it for the people who are screaming down_x000D_ the road crying to a full-blast stereo.
Sculpture occupies real space like we do... you walk around it and relate to it almost as another person or another object.
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