"Better to get hurt by the truth than get comforted with a lie", - it is better to be told the honest truth than be told a complex lie and be worthy to accept it. (p.58)
“A boy who won’t stand up for himself becomes a man who can’t stand up to anything.” - this sets to be one of Amir's flaws that he lacks to even stand up for himself. (22)
"What was the old saying about the bad penny? My past was like that, always turning up." -Something bad brought back from the past, suddenly in a nature presence. (281)