Quotes from book
The Kite Runner

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.


Khaled Hosseini photo
Khaled Hosseini photo

“Awake. And alone with demons of my own.”

Source: The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini photo
Khaled Hosseini photo
Khaled Hosseini photo
Khaled Hosseini photo
Khaled Hosseini photo

“I guess some stories do not need telling.”

Source: The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini photo

“The problem, of course, was that [he] saw the world in black and white. And he got to decide what was black and what was white. You can't love a person who lives that way without fearing him too. Maybe even hating him a little.”

Source: The Kite Runner (2003)
Context: With me as the glaring exception, my father molded the world around him to his liking. The problem, of course, was that Baba saw the world in black and white. And he got to decide what was black and what was white. You can't love a person who lives that way without fearing him too. Maybe even hating him a little.

Khaled Hosseini photo
Khaled Hosseini photo
Khaled Hosseini photo
Khaled Hosseini photo
Khaled Hosseini photo
Khaled Hosseini photo
Khaled Hosseini photo
Khaled Hosseini photo
Khaled Hosseini photo