“I suspect the truth is
that we are waiting, all of us,
against insurmountable odds,
for something extraordinary to happen to us.”
~ Khaled Hosseini

Khaled Hosseini (born March 4, 1965) is an Afghan-born American novelist and physician. After graduating from college, he worked as a doctor in California, an occupation that he likens to “an arranged marriage” for him. He has published three novels, most notably his 2003 debut The Kite Runner…Source