Khaled Hosseini - The Kite Runner

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There is only one sin,  only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft. When you kill a man, you steal a life. You steal his wife's right to a husband, rob his children of a father. When you tell a lie, you  steal someone's right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness.

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A boy who won't stand up for himself becomes a man who can't stand up to anything.

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It's better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.

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For you a thousand times over.

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War doesn't negate decency. It demands it, even more than in times of peace.

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It may be unfair,  but what happens in a few days,  sometimes even a single day,  can change a course of a whole lifetime.

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Sad stories make good books.

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Men are easy.  A man's plumbing is like his mind: simple,  very few surprises.  You ladies,  on the other hand... well,  God put a lot of thought into making you.

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It always hurts more to have and lose than to not have in the first place.

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Profound happiness is frightening.  They only let you be this happy if they are preparing to take something from you.

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A man who has no conscience,  no goodness,  does not suffer.

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When guilt leads to good,  that is what true redemption is.

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