I'm a pretty uncomplicated person. I live a very simple life with my family and I enjoy very ordinary things.

I brought Hassan’s son from Afghanistan to America, lifting him from the certainty of turmoil and dropping him in a turmoil of uncertainty

That's how children deal with terror, they fall asleep.

Educate yourself, learn about what refugees face when they don't have homes, after they have lost everything.

Zindagi migzara (life goes on)

For a novelist, it’s kind of an onerous burden to represent an entire culture. That said, I’m in a unique position to speak on behalf of Afghanistan on certain issues that I feel are important, particularly the issue of Afghan refugees.

I’m all you have in this world Mariam, and when I’m gone you’ll have nothing. You ARE nothing!