And this is what I want you to understand, that good, real good, was born out of your father's remorse. Sometimes, I thing everything he did, feeding… - Khaled Hosseini

I think that everything he did, feeding the poor, giving money to friends in need, it was all a way of redeeming himself. And that, I believe, is what true redemption is, Amir jan, when guilt leads to good.

They tell me I must wade into waters, where I will soon drown. Before I march in, I leave this on the shore for you. I pray you find it, sister, so you will know what was in my heart as I went under.

One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs,
Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls.

I opened my mouth, almost said something. Almost. The rest of my life might have turned out differently if I had. But I didn’t.