"Years later, I learned an English word for the creature that Assef was, a word for which a good Farsi equivalent does not exist: sociopath."

-- Khaled Hosseini

#Years Quotes #Doe Quotes #Sociopath Quotes

“The less I understood of this farrago, the less I was in a position to judge of its importance.”
“Having been an editor for more than a decade, I thought I had a good idea of how much work was involved in writing a novel. I was wrong! Writing is a lot harder than I ever imagined - but worth it.”
“Existence is a series of footnotes to a vast, obscure, unfinished masterpiece.”

Source : Pale Fire "Commentary" (1962)
“I think secretly I've realized after my time on the planet that I have no control over what people feel about me or need from me, so I just have a more laid-back approach in my apologies.”
“Not even a great leader can get very far without great people to lead.”
“An unguarded strength is a double weakness.”
“More men would be treated like kings if they would only treat their wives like queens instead of servants.”
“Las Vegas is a resort whose two chief sources of income are seven and eleven.”

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