I returned to Afghanistan because I had a deep longing to see for myself how people lived, what they thought of their government, how optimistic they were about the future of their homeland. Khaled Hosseini More Quotes by Khaled Hosseini More Quotes From Khaled Hosseini Literature and film have a way of lifting you from your own existence and transporting you to some foreign place and putting you in the shoes with an experience different than your own. Khaled Hosseini shoesdifferentliterature Life goes on, unmindful of beginning, end…crisis or catharsis, moving forward like a slow, dusty caravan of kochis (nomads). Khaled Hosseini catharsisgoes-onmoving I didn't remember what month that was, or what year even. I only knew the memory lived in me, a perfectly encapsulated morsel of a good past, a brushstroke of color on the gray, barren canvas that our lives had become. Khaled Hosseini colormemoriespast The film [Kite Runner] was not as big a hit in the United States as it was worldwide, I think it may have been swallowed up by all the other movies it had to go up against. Khaled Hosseini kitesunited-statesthinking Inside Laila too a battle was being waged : guilt on one side, partnered with shame, and, on the other, the conviction that what she and Tariq had done was not sinful; that it had been natural, good, beautiful, even inevitable, spurred by the knowledge that they might never see each other again. Khaled Hosseini battleguiltbeautiful I’m all you have in this world Mariam, and when I’m gone you’ll have nothing. You ARE nothing! Khaled Hosseini this-worldgoneworld I found myself sitting at the computer, and I thought I was going to write a kind of simple nostalgic story about two boys and their love of kite fighting. But stories have a will of their own, and this one turned out to be this dark tale about betrayal, loss, regret. The short story which was about 25 pages long sat around for a couple of years. Khaled Hosseini betrayalregretcouple Must have been quite the culture shock, going there.†“Yes it was.†Idris doesn’t say that the real culture shock has been in coming back. Khaled Hosseini coming-backrealculture I guess some stories do not need telling. Khaled Hosseini storiesneeds I entered the literary world, really, from outside. My entire background has been in sciences; I was a biology major in college, then went to medical school. I've never had any formal training in writing. So what I know about writing, I know from my own instincts, and whatever the narrative voice is in my own head. Khaled Hosseini collegewritingschool Though The Kite Runner was my first completed novel, I had been writing on and off for most of my life, primarily short stories, and primarily for myself. Khaled Hosseini kitesstorieswriting If you connect emotionally with the plight of those characters, ou feel what they feel and you walk away with a sense of understanding and empathy, and hopefully, something has been illuminated for you. And I tink that's what happendd for a lot of readers with my novels. Khaled Hosseini empathyunderstandingcharacter she held her breath, and in her head, counted seconds. She pretended that for each second she didn’t breathe, God would grant her another day Khaled Hosseini another-daybreathegrants 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. Khaled Hosseini treewindnight In the end, the world always wins. That's just the way of things. Khaled Hosseini winningwayworld It was you Nabi. It was always you. Didn't you know? Khaled Hosseini knows I may not agree with all or even most of the tribal traditions, but it seems ti me that, out there, people live more authentic lives. They have a sturdiness about them. A refreshing humility. Hospitality too. And resilience. A sense of pride. Khaled Hosseini pridehumilitypeople If there was a God, he'd guide the winds, let them blow for me so that, with a tug of my string, I'd cut loose my pain, my longing. Khaled Hosseini cuttingpainblow They tell me I must wade into waters, where I will soon drown. Before I march in, I leave this on the shore for you. I pray you find it, sister, so you will know what was in my heart as I went under. Khaled Hosseini wadeheartwater There was brotherhood between people who had fed from the same breast, a kinship that even time could not break. - Amir Khaled Hosseini amirbrotherhoodpeople
