I suspect the truth is that we are waiting, all of us, against insurmountable odds, for something extraordinary to happen to us.

There is only one sin. and that is theft... when you tell a lie, you steal someones right to the truth.

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.

I get daily e-mails from Afghans who thank me for writing this book [The Kite Runner], as they feel a slice of their story has been told by one of their own. So, for the most part, I have been overwhelmed with the kindness of my fellow Afghans.

But if you have a book that needs urgent reading,' she said, 'then Hakim is your man.

They say, Find a purpose in your life and live it. But, sometimes, it is only after you have lived that you recognize your life had a purpose, and likely one you never had in mind.

yet love can move people to act in unexpected ways and move them to overcome the most daunting obstacles with startling heroism