Which of the following direct quotations is correctly punctuated?
A. Truths are always better than lies.
B. "But better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie," wrote Khaled Hosseini.
C. It is better to be told the truth, even if it hurts, explained Hosseini.
D. Khaled Hossseini wrote "about truth and lies in his book."