Important quotes up to chapter 9

Important quotes up to chapter 9

1. "You cannot bury the past"- Amir

2. "... I knew it wasn't Rahim Khan on the phone. It was my past of unatoned sins"- Amir

3. "There is a way to be good again"- Rahim Khan

4. "...he wouldn't deny me. Hassan never denied my anything" -Amir

5. "You can't love a person who lives that way without fearing him too. Maybe even hating him a little"- Amir on Baba

6. "When you kill a man, you steal a life", Baba said. "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. Do you see?"- Baba

7. "Afghanistan changed forever"- Amir

8. "If you make a move, they'll have to change your nickname from Assef 'the ear eater' to 'One-Eyed Assef'- Hassan

9. "I'd sooner eat dirt"- Hassan

10. "For you a thousand times over!"- Hassan

11. "I opened my mouth, almost said something. Almost. The rest of my life might have turned out differently if I had."- Amir

12. "It was the look of the lamb"- Amir on Hassan

13. "In his arms, I forgot what I'd done. And that was good."- Amir

14. "Why did Baba have to spoil it like that"- Amir

15. "I want you to stop harassing me. I want you to go away"- Amir

16. "This is his home and we're is family"- Baba

17. "..Hassan's final sacrifice for me"

18. "Strangely, I was glad that someone knew me for who I really was; I was tired of pretending."