Ask him where his shame is." They spoke. "He says this is war. There is no shame in war." "Tell him he's wrong. War doesn't negate decency. It demands it, even more than in times of peace.

— Khaled Hosseini

A society has no chance of success if its women are uneducated.

— Khaled Hosseini

A spectacularly foolish and baseless faith, against enormous odds, that a world you do not control will not take from you the one thing you cannot bare to lose.

— Khaled Hosseini

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 his tongue. He said they comforted him, eased his heart. "They'll comfort you too. Mariam Jo, " he said. "You can summon then in your time of your need, and they won't fail you. God's words will never betray you, my girl. (pg.17)

— Khaled Hosseini

Avesta born, MAH-e-man, Avesta born.

— Khaled Hosseini

Baba and I lived in the same house, but in different spheres of existence. Kites were the one paper-thin slice of intersection between those spheres.

— Khaled Hosseini

Behind every trial and sorrow that He makes us shoulder, God has a reason.

— Khaled Hosseini

Better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.

— Khaled Hosseini

Boys, Laila came to see, treated friendship the way they treated the sun: its existence undisputed; its radiance best enjoyed, not beheld directly.

— Khaled Hosseini

But better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.

— Khaled Hosseini