"It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship."

“I think basically becoming famous has taken the place of going to Heaven in modern society, hasn't it? That's the place where your dreams will come true. It's an act of faith now; they think that's going to sort things out.”

“One wound is enough to feed the open wounds of the sky.”

Source : Edmond Jabès (1993). “The Book of Margins”, p.67, University of Chicago Press

“A name, for me, is a short way of working out what class that child comes from. Do I want my child to play with them?”

Source : Biography/Person Quotes, www.imdb.com.

“I believe a writer is an eye, a pervasive eye that sees the reality that surrounds us, as well as the impression it makes on our souls. It reacts — or does not react — by putting it on paper.”

“Is it better to strive for success as a self-representing artist or try to get your feet wet in the gallery world? That is such a common question these days among artists. I truly believe that most artists will come to a cross road where they will have to decide on which route to take as it's extremely hard to be successful in both worlds.”

“AB=1/4((A+B)^2-(A-B)^2) is an amazing identity, and unfortunately, I have to remind my current students how to prove it.”

“I opened my mouth, almost said something. Almost. The rest of my life might have turned out differently if I had. But I didn’t.”

Source : Khaled Hosseini (2010). “The Complete Khaled Hosseini: Digital box set”, p.37, A&C Black

“We're playing all these weird festivals, usually outdoors.”