I've been told, and I think I recognize it, that there's a cinematic quality to my writing, with a sense of image and place and scene - and, some would say, my tendency to finish my books the way Hollywood finishes its films.
Interpretation
Khaled Hosseini's writing has a vivid visual style reminiscent of cinema, often concluding his stories in a manner similar to Hollywood films.
In this quote, Khaled Hosseini reflects on the cinematic quality of his writing, suggesting that he crafts his narratives with a strong emphasis on imagery and setting, much like a film director would. He acknowledges that his storytelling may resonate with readers through its visual richness and the way he concludes his tales in a dramatic fashion, akin to the traditional endings found in films, which often leaves a lasting impression.
In practice
During a literature class, to illustrate the power of imagery in writing.
You're gutless. It's how you were made. And that's not such a bad thing because your saving grace is that you've never lied to yourself about it. Not about that. Nothing wrong with cowardice as long as it comes with prudence. But when a coward stops remembering who he is... God help him.
There was brotherhood between people who had fed from the same breast, a kinship that even time could not break. - Amir
I don't outline at all; I don't find it useful, and I don't like the way it boxes me in. I like the element of surprise and spontaneity, of letting the story find its own way.
And that's the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too.
Perspective [is] a luxury when your head [is] constantly buzzing with a swarm of demons.
The desert weed lives on, but the flower of spring blooms and wilts.
This much we know: Journalism is not a precise science. It's, on its best day, is a crude art. We make mistakes; I make mistakes. With more than 50 years as a journalist, I have at least had the opportunity to blow more stories, make more mistakes than maybe anybody in television.
In an essay, you have the outcome in your pocket before you set out on your journey, and very rarely do you make an intellectual or psychological discovery. But when you write fiction, you don't know where you are going - sometimes down to the last paragraph - and that is the pleasure of it.
Painting is with me but another word for feeling.
Unfortunately, the boards of art institutions tend to be populated with well-meaning supporters of the arts who often lack any business background or appetite for imposing appropriate discipline.
I don't paint nature. I am nature.
I would drive to gigs in my tiny little Fiat. I would shoot up and down the M1 to play at various places.
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