"Attention shifted… like sunflowers turning to the sun."

- Khaled Hosseini

"Go slowly, my lovely moon, go slowly."

- Khaled Hosseini

"Reading is an active, imaginative act; it takes work."

- Khaled Hosseini

"I remember reading 'The Grapes of Wrath' in high school in 1983. My family had immigrated to the U.S. three years before, and I had spent the better part of the first two years learning English. John Steinbeck's book was the first book I read in English where I had an 'Aha!' moment, namely in the famed turtle chapter."

- Khaled Hosseini

"Qualities you need to get through medical school and residency: Discipline. Patience. Perseverance. A willingness to forgo sleep. A penchant for sadomasochism. Ability to weather crises of faith and self-confidence. Accept exhaustion as fact of life. Addiction to caffeine a definite plus. Unfailing optimism that the end is in sight."

- Khaled Hosseini