I Ran. A Grown Man Running With

For You, A Thousand Times Over

You Are Never Alone In Afghanistan. You Are Always In The Company Of Others, Usually Family. You Don't Understand Yourself Really As An Individual, You Understand Yourself As Part Of Something Bigger Than Yourself. Family Is So Central To Your Identity, To How You Make Sense Of Your World, It Is Very Dramatic, And Therefore An Amazing Source Of Storytelling, A Source Of Fiction For Me.

In The End, The World Always Wins. That's Just The Way Of Things.

If You Were The Poor, Suffering Was Your Currency.

For A Novelist, It's Kind Of An Onerous Burden To Represent An Entire Culture.