The Kite Runner Quotes

As Amir tells us about his father, a portrait of an immensely likable, dominant, and moral man emerges. To Amir, Baba is both larger-than-life and principled. The combination of these two qualities magnifies Amir's shame when he abandons Hassan in the alleyway. How could you ever tell a man who supposedly wrestled a bear that you broke one of his principles? That you allowed Assef to steal Hassan's innocence and childhood? Of course, all this is complicated by the fact that Baba – before Amir was born – stole Ali's honor. With that in mind, Baba's bit of advice to Amir contains a good deal of self-loathing.
Amir said this quote when explaining the rules of the kite tournament and how similar it was to the Afghans. The afghans cherish customs but they regard the rules, like the tournament. They don't have rules, just fly your kite, and cut your opponents. The significance is to simply draw a line between what is cherished and the rules.
At this point Baba and
Which means that they are not a good person a kind person. this person will be a person without a heart, no kindness and only caring for themselves. When Khan also said that a man without guilt has no conscience he was trying to say that this person does not think back on what he/she does, this person just goes on with their life not caring for the wrongs that they have committed. They don't have morals about life when they don't feel anything when they commit a wrong. A person who doesn't have have neither conscience nor goodness does not suffer from theremindings of his past wrongs. He doesn't feel anything when someone mentions something that reminds him/her of the event. Like when Amir always choked when he heard the very mention of the name Hassan. Rahim was trying to say the Amir is a good person and he does not have to suffer for his wrongs