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| 84978ca | Hassan and I looked at each other. Cracked up. The Hindi kid would soon learn what the British learned earlier in the century, and what the Russians would eventually learn by the late 1980's: that Afghans are an independent people. Afghans cherish customs but abhor rules. And so it was with kite fighting. The rules were simple: No rules. Fly your kite. Cut the opponents. Good luck. | customs life | Khaled Hosseini | |
| ad732f0 | [H]e is a barbarian, and thinks that the customs of his tribe and island are the laws of nature. | barbarism customs law nature self-centered | George Bernard Shaw |