I have lived a long time, and one thing I have come to see is that one is well served by a degree of both humility and charity when judging the inner workings of another person's heart

It is now your duty to hone that talent, because a person who wastes his God-given talents is a donkey.

I have been a fan of comic books since childhood.

It so happens that the major relationships in the novel [The Kite Runner] are between men, dictated not by any sort of prejudice or discomfort with female characters, but rather by the demands of the narrative.

But the game involves only male names. Because, if it's a girl, Laila has already named her

He stopped, turned. He cupped his hands around his mouth. ''For you a thousand times over!'' he said. Then he smiled his Hassan smile and disappeared around the corner.

Kabul is... a thousand tragedies per square mile.