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I think he loved us equally, but differently.

Khaled Hosseini

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Khaled Hosseini
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: March 4
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Perhaps this is just punishment for those who have been heartless, to understand only when nothing can be undone.
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You're gutless. It's how you were made. And that's not such a bad thing because your saving grace is that you've never lied to yourself about it. Not about that. Nothing wrong with cowardice as long as it comes with prudence. But when a coward stops remembering who he is... God help him.
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But time, it is like charm. You never have as much as you think.
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They tell me I must wade into waters, where I will soon drown. Before I march in, I leave this on the shore for you. I pray you find it, sister, so you will know what was in my heart as I went under.
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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.
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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.
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We [in The Khaled Hosseini Foundation] support and fund projects that bring jobs, healthcare, and education to women and children. In addition, we award scholarships to women pursuing higher education in Afghanistan.
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I don't know what this feather means, the story of it, but I know it means he was thinking of me. For all these years. He remembered me.
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I don't listen to music when I write - I find it distracting.
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But then it passed, as all things do.
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Every woman needed a husband, even if he did silence the song in her.
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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
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