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From Quotes by Ken Follett
- In my books, women often solve the problem. Even if the woman is not the hero, she's a strong character. She does change the plot.…
- World War II is the greatest drama in human history, the biggest war ever and a true battle of good and evil. I imagine writers…
- We all now tell stories by cutting from one dramatic scene to the next, whereas Victorian novelists felt free to write long passages of undramatic…
- You see, all that I ever held dear has been taken from me," she said in a matter-of-fact tone. "And when you've lost everything-" Her…
- Everybody takes what they life from the teachings of the church, and ignores the parts that don't suit them.
- She looked at his young face, so full of concern and tenderness; and she remembered why she had run away from everyone else and sought…
- 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 something wrong—when you’re…
- I went and looked at one of these great cathedrals one day, and I was blown away by it. From there I became interested in…
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