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Khaled Hosseini

108 quotesNovelist · Born Mar 4, 1965 · United States Of America · Male

Khaled Hosseini (Persian: خالد حسینی&lrm;&lrm; [ˈxɒled hoˈsejni]; /ˈhɑːlɛd hoʊˈseɪni/; born March 4, 1965) is an Afghan-born American novelist and physician. After graduating from college, he worked as a doctor in California, an occupation that he likened to "an arranged marriage." He has published three novels, most notably his 2003 debut The Kite Runner, all of which are at least partially set in Afghanistan and feature an Afghan as the protagonist. Following the success of The Kite Runner he retired from medicine to write full-time. Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan. His father worked as a diplomat, and when Hosseini was 11 years old, the family moved to France; four years later, they applied for asylum in the United States, where he later became a citizen. Hosseini did not return to Afghanistan until 2001 at the age of 36, where he "felt like a tourist in [his] own country". In interviews about the experience, he admitted to sometimes feeling survivor's guilt for having been able to leave the country before the Soviet invasion and subsequent wars. All three of his novels became bestsellers: The Kite Runner spent 101 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list, four of them at number one. A Thousand Splendid Suns (2007) was a Times Best Seller for 103 weeks, 15 at number one. And the Mountains Echoed (2013) debuted near the top of the Times list and remained on it for 33 weeks until January 201

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From “The Kite Runner”

I’m so afraid. Because I’m so profoundly happy. Happiness like this is frightening… They only let you this happy if they’re preparing to take something from you.

fear of happiness exchange

Better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.

hurt Pain Truth Comfort Lie

I opened my mouth, almost said something. Almost. The rest of my life might have turned out differently if I had. But I didn’t.

Decisions Past Doubts circumstance

And that’s the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too.

People serious foolish

It’s wrong to hurt even bad people. Because they don’t know any better, and because bad people sometimes become good.

Bad People Goodness kindness

A boy who won’t stand up for himself becomes a man who can’t stand up to anything.

standing up for yourself Bravery Courage strength

Not a word passes between us, not because we have nothing to say, but because we don’t have to say anything.

Unsaid Feelings Silence Not knowing what to say

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

Pain Loosing lost Letting Go

And that’s the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too.

Honesty Expectation

I’m so afraid. Because I’m so profoundly happy. Happiness like this is frightening… They only let you this happy if they’re preparing to take something from you.

Overthinking Happiness Quotes

Better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.

fact Sincerity Wise Quotes

I opened my mouth, almost said something. Almost. The rest of my life might have turned out differently if I had. But I didn’t.

Sad Regret Disappointment

And that’s the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too.

Interaction Trust

Better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.

Truth Lies hurt

I’m so afraid. Because I’m so profoundly happy. Happiness like this is frightening… They only let you this happy if they’re preparing to take something from you.

Happiness fears Consequence

I opened my mouth, almost said something. Almost. The rest of my life might have turned out differently if I had. But I didn’t.

Children aren’t coloring books. You don’t get to fill them with your favorite colors.

LGBTQ+Parenting Children Identity

I opened my mouth, almost said something. Almost. The rest of my life might have turned out differently if I had. But I didn’t.

Finding The Right Words Could Have Changed Everything Quote of the Moment Lost Opportunities Pivotal Moments

There was brotherhood between people who had fed from the same breast, a kinship that even time could not break.

loyal Love bond

It's wrong to hurt even bad people. Because they don't know any better, and because bad people sometimes become good.

hurt Good Evil

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