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

Those who saw Kite Runner loved the film, for the most part, people seemed to really like the film.

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

I think the emancipation of women in Afghanistan has to come from inside, through Afghans themselves, gradually, over time.

I want to tear myself from this place, from this reality, rise up like a cloud and float away, melt into this humid summer night and dissolve somewhere far, over the hills. But I am here, my legs blocks of concrete, my lungs empty of air, my throat burning. There will be no floating away.

Her impulse, her need, to be the corrector of injustices, warden of the downtrodden flock. And

People find meaning and redemption in the most unusual human connections.