Ken Follett

“I went to the doctor," said the woman next to Ethel. "I said to him, 'I've got an itchy twat.'" [...] She…

— Ken Follett

But the lesson of Abraham's story is that God demands the best we have to offer, that which is most precious to…

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“He was looking forward eagerly to seeing her again. He had coped perfectly well on his own, of course, but it was…

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What she needs,' Tom said aloud 'is a husband.' Agnes said crisply, 'Well, she can't have mine.

— Ken Follett

“After Giles Palot was burned to death, Sylvie’s mother went into a depression. For Sylvie this was the most shocking of the…

— Ken Follett

“political parties representing rival bourgeois factions create the illusion of choice but unite to repress the working class.”

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“Some men craved deference; others craved wine, or the bodies of beautiful women, or the monastic life of order and obedience. What…

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“preocupante posibilidad de que ese día no consiguiera”

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With hindsight, we see that the Soviet Union never had a chance of world domination, but we didn't know that then.

— Ken Follett

“Nowadays he avoided political discussions with outsiders. They usually had easy answers: send all the Mexicans home, put Hells Angels in the…

— Ken Follett

“He had heard that people who had the toes chopped off one foot could not stand up, but fell over constantly until…

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“And what if Britain lost? There would be a financial crisis, unemployment, and destitution. Working-class men would take up Ethel’s father’s cry…

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“Such talk makes you think of radiation like water in a pool: if it’s four feet high you’re safe, if it’s eight…

— Ken Follett

We’re all good when it suits us, he used to say: that doesn’t count. It’s when you want so badly to do…

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The boundary between philosophy and fiction is not as clear cut as you may think and the two definitely interact..

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You never know," Jack said speculatively. "There may come a time when savages like William Hamleigh aren't in power; when the laws…

— Ken Follett

Jack Reacher is a brilliant movie

— Ken Follett

“Privacy was an extravagance of lords: everyone else slept and made love downstairs in the communal hall.”

— Ken Follett

“Decía que la integridad personal es como una espada: no debería blandirse hasta el momento de ponerla a prueba.”

— Ken Follett

“Even lords ought to follow the customs.”

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“Mam kissed Ethel and said: “I'm glad to see you settled at last, anyway,” That word ANYWAY carried a lot of baggage,…

— Ken Follett

“Always remain calm and unruffled, no matter what happens. If your coachman has a heart attack, your carriage crashes, your hat blows…

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“If you’re going to have a fight, you might as well fight for what you really want.”

— Ken Follett

“He believed in Communism the way most people believed in God: he would not be greatly surprised or disappointed if he turned…

— Ken Follett

Listen, I wrote 10 unsuccessful books before I broke through, so I'm looking all the time to keep my books fascinating. I…

— Ken Follett