I've read that if an avalanche buries you and you're lying there underneath all that snow, you can't tell which way is up or down. You want to dig yourself out but pick the wrong way, and you dig yourself to your own demise.

And suddenly, just like that, hope became knowledge. I was going to win. It was just a matter of when.

Those who saw Kite Runner loved the film, for the most part, people seemed to really like the film.

I may not agree with all or even most of the tribal traditions, but it seems ti me that, out there, people live more authentic lives. They have a sturdiness about them. A refreshing humility. Hospitality too. And resilience. A sense of pride.

I was good at being a doctor; my patients liked me. At times people trust you with things they wouldn't tell their spouses. It was a real privilege.

I think he loved us equally, but differently.

Give sustenance, Allah. Give sustenance to me.