It always hurts more to have and lose than to not have in the first place.
—Khaled Hosseini in The Kite Runner
Quotes from the book The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
About Khaled Hosseini
Khaled Hosseini (; Persian/Pashto خالد حسینی [ˈxɒled hoˈsejni]; born March 4, 1965) is an Afghan-American novelist, UNHCR goodwill ambassador, and former physician. His debut novel The Kite Runner (2003) was a critical and commercial success; the book and his subsequent novels have all been at least partially set in Afghanistan and have featured an Afghan as the protagonist. Hosseini's novels have enlightened the global audience about Afghanistan's people and culture.