Favourite Quotes

“Piss on the beards of all those self-righteous monkeys. They do nothing but thumb their rosaries and recite a book written in a tongue they don’t even understand. God help us all if Afghanistan ever falls into their hands.” p. 283

“There are a lot of children in Afghanistan, but little childhood.” p. 333

Notes and Quotes

  • “When you kill a man, you steal a life. You steal a 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. There is no act more wretched than stealing.” p. 112
  • “How seamless seemed love and then came trouble!” p. 261
  • “They only let you be this happy if they’re preparing to take something from you” p. 263
  • “Take two Afghans who’ve never met, put them in a room for ten minutes, and they’ll figure out how they’re related.” p. 263
  • “Piss on the beards of all those self-righteous monkeys. They do nothing but thumb their rosaries and recite a book written in a tongue they don’t even understand. God help us all if Afghanistan ever falls into their hands.” p. 283
  • “There are a lot of children in Afghanistan, but little childhood.” p. 333