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Famous As: Afghan-American Novelist and Former Physician

Born On: March 4, 1965

Born In: Kabul, Afghanistan

Khaled Hosseini is a U.S-based author of Afghan-origin best known for his debut novel, ‘The Kite Runner’. Khaled debuted as a novelist with ‘The Kite Runner’ in 2003. The book received huge critical acclaim and commercial success and went on to become an international best-seller of all times. The novel stayed on the best-seller list of ‘The New York Times’ for 101 consecutive weeks, staying at the number one slot for four weeks. ‘Kite Runner’ was later adapted into a major motion picture and was premiered in December 2007. In 2007, Khaled published his second novel ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’ which also won the hearts of many readers. The book was critically acclaimed and sold well. The novel stayed on ‘The New York Times Best- Seller’ list for 103 weeks consecutively, spending 15 weeks at numero uno spot. The same year, Khaled made a trip to Afghanistan with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and his experience in his home country inspired him to establish the ‘Khaled Hosseini Foundation’ through which he has been providing humanitarian assistance in the war-torn country. In 2013, Khaled published his third novel ‘And the Mountains Echoed’ which stayed on ‘The New York Times Best-Seller’ list for 33 consecutive weeks. Khaled is presently a Goodwill Envoy for UNHCR. His books, thoughts, interviews and other writings are source of his famous quotations. Here is a compilation of quotations and sayings by Khaled Hosseini on life, kite, writing, fair, marriage, education, honesty, women, forgiveness and anticipation..

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

But better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.
Khaled Hosseini

It may be unfair, but what happens in a few days, sometimes even a single day, can change the course of a whole lifetime...

It may be unfair, but what happens in a few days, sometimes even a single day, can change the course of a whole lifetime...
Change
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For you, a thousand times over
You
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I suspect the truth is that we are waiting, all of us, against insurmountable odds, for something extraordinary to happen to us.

I suspect the truth is that we are waiting, all of us, against insurmountable odds, for something extraordinary to happen to us.
I
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And that's the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too.

And that's the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too.
Think
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There is only one sin. and that is theft... when you tell a lie, you steal someones right to the truth.

There is only one sin. and that is theft... when you tell a lie, you steal someones right to the truth.
You
Khaled Hosseini

Marriage can wait, education cannot.
Khaled Hosseini

One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs,
Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls.

One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs, Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls.
Khaled Hosseini

Like a compass needle that points north, a man's accusing finger always finds a woman. Always.

Like a compass needle that points north, a man's accusing finger always finds a woman. Always.
Like
Khaled Hosseini

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

Children aren't coloring books. You don't get to fill them with your favorite colors.
You Children Books
Khaled Hosseini

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

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

I wondered if that was how forgiveness budded; not with the fanfare of epiphany, but with pain gathering its things, packing up, and slipping away unannounced in the middle of the night.

I wondered if that was how forgiveness budded; not with the fanfare of epiphany, but with pain gathering its things, packing up, and slipping away unannounced in the middle of the night.
I
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Of all the hardships a person had to face, none was more punishing than the simple act of waiting.

Of all the hardships a person had to face, none was more punishing than the simple act of waiting.
Khaled Hosseini

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

A society has no chance of success if its women are uneducated...
Women
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There is a way to be good again...
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There are a lot of children in Afghanistan, but little childhood.

There are a lot of children in Afghanistan, but little childhood.
Children
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Not a word passes between us, not because we have nothing to say, but because we don't have to say anything

Not a word passes between us, not because we have nothing to say, but because we don't have to say anything
Khaled Hosseini

Behind every trial and sorrow that He makes us shoulder, God has a reason.

Behind every trial and sorrow that He makes us shoulder, God has a reason.
God
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People say that eyes are windows to the soul.

People say that eyes are windows to the soul.
Soul
Khaled Hosseini

It's a funny thing... but people mostly have it backward. They think they live by what they want. But really, what guides them is what they're afraid of. What they don't want.

It's a funny thing... but people mostly have it backward. They think they live by what they want. But really, what guides them is what they're afraid of. What they don't want.
Think
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They say, Find a purpose in your life and live it. But, sometimes, it is only after you have lived that you recognize your life had a purpose, and likely one you never had in mind.

They say, Find a purpose in your life and live it. But, sometimes, it is only after you have lived that you recognize your life had a purpose, and likely one you never had in mind.
You Life Never
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A man's heart is a wretched, wretched thing. It isn't like a mother's womb. It won't bleed. It won't stretch to make room for you.

A man's heart is a wretched, wretched thing. It isn't like a mother's womb. It won't bleed. It won't stretch to make room for you.
You Like Heart
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I will follow you to the ends of the world.

I will follow you to the ends of the world.
You Will I
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Time can be a greedy thing-sometimes it steals the details for itself.

Time can be a greedy thing-sometimes it steals the details for itself.
Time
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It's wrong what they say about the past, I've learned, about how you can bury it. Because the past claws its way out.

It's wrong what they say about the past, I've learned, about how you can bury it. Because the past claws its way out.
You Past
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A man who has no conscience, no goodness, does not suffer.

A man who has no conscience, no goodness, does not suffer.
Khaled Hosseini

Quiet is peace. Tranquility. Quiet is turning down the volume knob on life. Silence is pushing the off button. Shutting it down. All of it. - Amir

Quiet is peace. Tranquility. Quiet is turning down the volume knob on life. Silence is pushing the off button. Shutting it down. All of it. - Amir
Life Peace
Khaled Hosseini

Learn this now and learn it well. Like a compass facing north, a man’s accusing finger always finds a woman. Always. You remember that, Mariam.

Learn this now and learn it well. Like a compass facing north, a man’s accusing finger always finds a woman. Always. You remember that, Mariam.
You Like
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