913 Quotes by Khaled Hosseini

I do live with the very real possibility that we don't have endless stories to tell.

A doctor in a hospital told me that when the mujaheddin were fighting in the early Nineties, he often performed amputations and Caesarean sections without anesthesia because there were no supplies.

I felt on the periphery of high school culture; one of those invisible creatures that walk the campus. I think it was a lot worse for my parents.

One of the things novels should do is shine a light on those parts of us that are common, the fibres that connect all of us. They should convey the sense that we're all connected, coming from the same tree, sharing common roots.

You have to be able to interact with people whose politics you disagree with.

Afghan people are just so tired of war.

I landed in Kabul the day before Shock and Awe in Iraq, and you could all but hear the collective groan.

When I went to Kabul - weeks after I finished 'The Kite Runner' - I met a lot of people from all walks of life: men, women, children, people from ministries, hotel doormen, shopkeepers. And I learned from them what daily life was like when the rockets were flying overhead.

The jury is out as to whether the Afghans are up to the task of protecting their people.