A light like the glint of water on dewy grass flashed from under her feet as she danced.

All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.

May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out.

Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.

It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not.

Advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.

Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.

If by my life or death I can protect you, I will.

Yes, I am here. And you are lucky to be here too after all the absurd things you've done since you left home.

Short cuts make long delays.

He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.

Friendship, neglected, is like a flower deprived of water and sunlight.

We all live inside the terrible engine of authority, and it grinds and shrieks and burns so that no one will say: lines on maps are silly.

Letting go of the past, is like opening the flood gates of healing to be set free.

Your failure may put smiles on people’s faces while your success squeezes tears from their eyes. Don’t be deceived

I was the third son, and the family tradition was my dad always favored the oldest child.

I cannot give a single concert at which I do not play one piece after the other in an agony of terror because my memory threatens to fail me. This fear torments me for days beforehand.

It's hard to imagine a party that is not corrupted by hatred.

A hungry stomach cannot hear.

There are, however, those who have called the book [The Kite Runner] divisive and objected to some of the issues raised in the book, namely racism, discrimination, ethnic inequality etc.

Comedians are the most challenging people for me to shoot. Because you're not actually in the dialogue with them, they are performing. When I work with a comedian, I become their audience.