Usually in films, when Muslims pray, it's either before or after they've blown something up.

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

I have a particular disdain for Islamic extremism, and of course, in both 'The Kite Runner' and 'A Thousand Splendid Suns' that's obvious.

It's wrong to hurt even bad people. Because they don't know any better, and because bad people sometimes become good.

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.

You changed the subject." "From what?" "The empty-headed girls who think you're sexy." "You know." "Know what?" "That I only have eyes for you.

Even after The Kite Runner was published I continued to practice for another eighteen months. But I had always had a love of writing and a compulsion to do it.