‎I know you're still young but I want you to understand and learn this now. Marriage can wait, education cannot. You're a very very bright girl. Trul… - Khaled Hosseini

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‎I know you're still young but I want you to understand and learn this now. Marriage can wait, education cannot. You're a very very bright girl. Truly you are. You can be anything you want Laila. I know this about you. And I also know that when this war is over Afghanistan is going to need you as much as its men maybe even more. Because a society has no chance of success if its women are uneducated Laila. No chance.

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About Khaled Hosseini

Khaled Hosseini (born March 4, 1965) is a physician and author of the best selling novel, The Kite Runner.

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Native Name: خالد حسینی
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