Are all crimes a variation on stealing?
March 6th 2008 06:14
Khaled Hosseini says, via Amir's father's character in 'The Kite Runner':
When you kill a man, you steal a life.
you steal his wife’s right to a husband,
rob his children of a father.
When you tell a lie, you steal someone’s right to the truth.
When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness.
There is no act more wretched than stealing.
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I think this is very poetic, and the way the metaphor is developed speaks to me.
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Comment by Jarrah
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Murder in your heart etc...
But, stealing...not bad.
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