The film [Kite Runner] was not as big a hit in the United States as it was worldwide, I think it may have been swallowed up by all the other movies it had to go up against.

Laila has moved on. Because in the end she knows that’s all she can do. That and hope.

Children aren't coloring books. You don't get to fill them with your favorite colors.

When you kill a man, you steal a life. You steal his wife's right to a husband, rob his children of a father. When you tell a lie, you steal someone's right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness.

A story is like a moving train: no matter where you hop onboard, you are bound to reach your destination sooner or later.

I have very fond memories of my childhood in Afghanistan, largely because my memories, unlike those of the current generation of Afghans, are untainted by the spectre of war, landmines, and famine.

A boy who won't stand up for himself becomes a man who can't stand up to anything.