Quotes from The Kite Runner

Some quotes from The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini stuck out to me. Here I will list some of the quotes and my thoughts about the quote.

Rahim Khan: "Children aren't coloring books. You don't get to fill them with your favorite colors." (pg.21)

I feel that childrens' lives would be easier if all parents knew about this quote. Most rocky relationships between kids and parents arise when colors clash resulting in a messy, troublesome brown. Luckily for me, my mom and I get along pretty well. I think this quote applies to siblings, too. Sometimes, I want my sister to be more like me, but I cannot force her to be anything—only she can.

Baba: "It may be unfair, but what happens in a few days, sometimes even a single day, can change the course of a whole lifetime..." (pg.142)

This quote is so true. Sometimes mistakes (like driving under the influence, plagiarizing an essay, missing an opportunity, etc.) can negatively change a person's life. Although not all events have to be bad to change the course of a life. I feel that events (like graduating from college, having a baby, or starting your dream job) can change lives for the better.

"That was when I [Amir] learned that, in America, you don't reveal the ending of the movie, and if you do, you will be scorned and made to apologize profusely for having committed the sin of Spoiling the End." (pg.357)

I laughed when I read this quote. My friend, Ashley, always accuses me of this all the time. I like to read the ending of a book first to make sure the book ends happily or I do not voluntarily read the book. Every time I do it, Ashley rolls her eyes at me and says I am ridiculous. At least, I never give away the ending to anyone; I only spoil the end for myself.