I’ve learned things about the craft of writing and about structuring a book and about character development and so on that I’ve just learned on the fly. Khaled Hosseini Read Quote
The deal is such that when I begin writing something, I open a door, and those characters come in, and then they won’t leave, and so I live with them every day, all day. They are there with me when I’m driving my kids to school, when I’m standing in line at the grocery store. Khaled Hosseini Read Quote
One of the things novels should do is shine a light on those parts of us that are common, the fibres that connect all of us. They should convey the sense that we’re all connected, coming from the same tree, sharing common roots. Khaled Hosseini Read Quote
The only two places where I can read for long stretches are in airplanes and in bed at nighttime. Khaled Hosseini Read Quote
Usually in films, when Muslims pray, it’s either before or after they’ve blown something up. Khaled Hosseini Read Quote
A Western-style democracy in Afghanistan is a dream. I don’t see that as a reality anytime soon. But I think some form of representative political process is not that far-fetched. Khaled Hosseini Read Quote
For me as a writer, the story has always taken precedence over everything else. I have never sat down to write with broad, sweeping ideas in mind, and certainly never with a specific agenda. Khaled Hosseini Read Quote
