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

Khaled Hosseini

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Khaled Hosseini
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: March 4
Medical Writer
Novelist
Physician
Physician Writer
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Cabool
Boys
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Men
Amir

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