There are, however, those who have called the book [The Kite Runner] divisive and objected to some of the issues raised in the book, namely racism, discrimination, ethnic inequality etc.

Attention shifted to him like sunflowers turning to the sun.

hills that stand soft and a sky that stands high and blue, and the sun setting behind a windmill, and always, always, hazy strings of mountains that fall and fall away on the horizon.

One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs, Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls.

And that's the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too.

A man who has no conscience, no goodness, does not suffer.

Nothing good came free. Even love. You paid for all things. And if you were poor, suffering was your currency.

But time, it is like charm. You never have as much as you think.

The desert weed lives on, but the flower of spring blooms and wilts.

I wondered if that was how forgiveness budded; not with the fanfare of epiphany, but with pain gathering its things, packing up, and slipping away unannounced in the middle of the night.

Quiet is peace. Tranquility. Quiet is turning down the volume knob on life. Silence is pushing the off button. Shutting it down. All of it.

The knowledge of all things is possible

Relationships are built in the silences.

All men are created equal, it is only men themselves who place themselves above equality.

The worst thing I could be thinking is how could I be a cool bass player.

Everything is about looking for happiness and God. That was a sentiment shared by my dear friend Ronald Reagan.

Men hid behind religion to keep others from seeing how frightened they were, how inept.

Let's turn to the West, Let's turn up the music, Let's hope it's always as good as this

Democracy: In which you say what you like and do what you're told.

History may be accurate. But archaeology is precise.

Under President (George W.) Bush, prosecution of gun crimes was 30 percent higher than it is under President Obama.