Who said "He was just a boy, like me"?

This quote is attributed to Amir.

He was just a boy, like me - Amir

"He was just a boy, like me"

Amir

Character in The Kite Runner

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"I became what I am today at the age of twelve, on a frigid December day in 1975."

"When you kill for the first time, you lose your innocence."

"Theft and lying were part of their world."

"I could wade into this river, let my sins drown to the bottom."