True Redemption Is...when Guilt Leads To Good.

But If You Have A Book That Needs Urgent Reading,' She Said, 'then Hakim Is Your Man.

Beauty Is An Enormous, Unmerited Gift Given Randomly, Stupidly.

I Get Daily E-mails From Afghans Who Thank Me For Writing This Book [the Kite Runner], As They Feel A Slice Of Their Story Has Been Told By One Of Their Own. So, For The Most Part, I Have Been Overwhelmed With The Kindness Of My Fellow Afghans.

Afghanistan Has Always Been Sort Of A Fractured Nation, Very Tribal, Where The Countryside And The Distant Provinces Have Been Run By Custom, By Tribal Law And By Tribal Leaders Rather Than Edicts From The Central Government In Kabul.

Kabul Is... A Thousand Tragedies Per Square Mile.