One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs, Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls.

I give novels as gifts, and there is nothing I like to receive more as a gift.

You changed the subject." "From what?" "The empty-headed girls who think you're sexy." "You know." "Know what?" "That I only have eyes for you.

Then I think of all the tricks, all the minutes all the hours and days and weeks and months and years waiting for me. All of it without them. And I can't breathe then, like someone's stepping on my heart, Laila. So weak I just want to collapse somewhere.

The bulk of our efforts [in The Khaled Hosseini Foundation] has focused on helping build permanent shelters for returning refugees who are homeless, living out in the open or in makeshift homes. This is an area of urgent need as Afghanistan's natural elements are quite harsh, with very hot summers, and freezing winters.

Dr. Bashiri, if I ever want to put a curse in someone, I say, 'May God give you a restaurant.

it always hurts more to have and lose than to not have in the first place.