I wanted to write about Afghanistan before the Soviet war because that is largely a forgotten period in modern Afghan history.
Khaled HosseiniAmerica was different. America was a river, roarng along, unmindful of the past. I could wade into this river, let my sins drown to the bottom, let the waters carry me someplace far. Someplace with no ghosts, no memories, and no sins.
Khaled HosseiniNothing good came free. Even love. You paid for all things. And if you were poor, suffering was your currency.
Khaled Hosseini