I believe Fabio Celoni's work vividly brings to life not only the mountains, the bazaars, the city of Kabul and its kite-dotted skies, but also the many struggles, conflicts, and emotional highs and lows of Amir's journey [from the The Kite Runner].

President Karzai is an incredibly kind and decent man. I had the pleasure of meeting him, and he genuinely cares for his people. But I think he had too much of a tendency to want to rule by listening to all voices at all times.

It's tremendous what can happen when suddenly you make an emotional connection.

If my book generates any sort of dialogue among Afghans, then I think it will have done a service to the community.

Don't be afraid to tell the truth. It's better to hurt someone by truth than to make them happy by lies.

The desert weed lives on, but the flower of spring blooms and wilts.

There are a lot of children in Afghanistan, but little childhood.