All my life, she gave to me a shovel and said, Fill these holes inside of me, Pari.

There will be no floating waway. There will be no other reality tonight.

We [in The Khaled Hosseini Foundation] support and fund projects that bring jobs, healthcare, and education to women and children. In addition, we award scholarships to women pursuing higher education in Afghanistan.

Beauty is an enormous, unmerited gift given randomly, stupidly.

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

Perspective [is] a luxury when your head [is] constantly buzzing with a swarm of demons.

For courage, there must be something at stake. I come here with nothing to lose.