Hosseini Quotes

“If thou art indeed my father, then hast thou stained thy sword in the life-blood of thy son. And thous didst it of thine obstinacy. For I sought to turn thee unto love, and I implored of thee thy name, for I thought to behold in thee the tokens recounted of my mother. But I appealed unto thy heart in vain, and now is the time gone for meeting.”
― Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

“Zendagi migzara, we say, life goes on.”
― Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

“Her eyes traced the sleek shape of the table's legs, the sinuous curves of its corners, the gleam of its reflective, dark brown surface. She noticed that every time she breathed out, the surface fogged, and she disappeared from her father's table.”
― Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns

“Blood is a powerful thing, bachem, never forget that.”
― Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner