Though The Kite Runner was my first completed novel, I had been writing on and off for most of my life, primarily short stories, and primarily for myself.
Khaled HosseiniBoys, Laila came to see, treated friendship the way they treated the sun: its existence undisputed; its radiance best enjoyed, not beheld directly.
Khaled HosseiniA sudden happiness catches me unawares. I feel it trickling into me, and my eyes go liquid with gratitude and hope.
Khaled Hosseini