Quotes from book
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner is the first novel by Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini. Published in 2003 by Riverhead Books, it tells the story of Amir, a young boy from the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul, whose closest friend is Hassan. The story is set against a backdrop of tumultuous events, from the fall of Afghanistan's monarchy through the Soviet military intervention, the exodus of refugees to Pakistan and the United States, and the rise of the Taliban regime.
“it always hurts more to have and lose than to not have in the first place.”
Source: The Kite Runner
“All my life, I'd been around men. That night, I discovered the tenderness of a woman.”
Source: The Kite Runner
“War doesn't negate decency. It demands it, even more than in times of peace.”
Baba (115)
Source: The Kite Runner (2003)
“I see America has infused you with the optimism that has made her so great”
Source: The Kite Runner
Variant: When you kill a man, you steal a life. You steal his wife's right to a husband, rob his children of a father. When you tell a lie, you steal someone's right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness.
Source: The Kite Runner (2003)
Context: There is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft.... When you kill a man, you steal a life. You steal his wife's right to a husband, rob his children of a father. When you tell a lie, you steal someone's right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness.
Variant: God has granted you a special talent. It's now your duty to hone that talent, because a person who wastes his God-given talents is a donkey.
Source: The Kite Runner
“I wished I could be alone in my room, with my books, away from these people.”
Source: The Kite Runner
