By then The Kite Runner had become quite successful and I found myself in a position that I had always dreamed of my whole life, which was to write for a living.

He knew I'd seen everything in that alley, that I'd stood there and done nothing. He knew that I'd betrayed him and yet he was rescuing me once again, maybe for the last time.

A society has no chance of success if its women are uneducated.

The Taliban's acts of cultural vandalism - the most infamous being the destruction of the giant Bamiyan Buddhas - had a devastating effect on Afghan culture and the artistic scene. The Taliban burned countless films, VCRs, music tapes, books, and paintings. They jailed filmmakers, musicians, painters, and sculptors.

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

If there's a God out there, then i would hope he has more important things to attend to than my drinking scotch or eating pork.

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