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Ken Follett Quotes

His aim was the glory of God, but the glory of Philip pleased him too Picture Quote #1

She wanted to say ‘I love you like a thunderstorm, like a lion, like a helpless rage’ Picture Quote #1

The first casualty of a civil war was justice, Philip had realized Picture Quote #1

There is a real connection between Philosopy and fiction Picture Quote #1

A baby was like a revolution, Grigori thought: you could start one, but you could not control how it would turn out Picture Quote #1

People are much more complicated in real life, but my characters are as subtle and nuanced as I can make them. But if you say my characters are too black and white, you’ve missed the point. Villains are meant to be black-hearted in popular novels. If you say I have a grey-hearted villain, then I’ve failed Picture Quote #1

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I start with the history, and I ask myself, ‘What are the great turning points? What are the big dramatic scenes that are essential to telling the story?’ Picture Quote #1

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 how cathedrals were built, and from there I became interested in the society that built the medieval cathedral. It occurred to me at some point that the story of the building of a cathedral could be a great popular novel Picture Quote #1

I have quite a few different Bibles. Having rejected my parents’ religion, I still think the King James Bible is the most important work of literature in English. None of us can help being influenced by it Picture Quote #1

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 will continue to get stories from it, and readers will continue to love them, for many more years Picture Quote #1

It’s great that in the German language I’ve sold almost 30 million books. Isn’t that amazing? Picture Quote #1

I might not be a good socialist, any more than I’m a good Christian, but I am one Picture Quote #1

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Why was it, Lloyd wondered, that the people who wanted to destroy everything good about their country were the quickest to wave the national flag Picture Quote #1

Well, for people who want to write best sellers, the best advice I can give is to say that the novel has to engage the reader emotionally Picture Quote #1

An awful lot of thriller writers write women rather badly. So just doing it OK gets a lot of credit Picture Quote #1

I like to create imaginary characters and events around a real historical situation. I want readers to feel: OK, this probably didn’t happen, but it might have Picture Quote #1

I use a professional researcher in New York who does all the legwork, all that stuff which would take me days and weeks of calling, waiting for people to call back Picture Quote #1

My favorite period is World War II, and I’m in the middle of writing my fourth novel set in that era Picture Quote #1

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The CIA’s research program is described in a book called The Search for the Manchurian Candidate Picture Quote #1

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 summary Picture Quote #1

Having faith in God did not mean sitting back and doing nothing. It meant believing you would find success if you did your best honestly and energetically Picture Quote #1

When you’re thinking, please remember this: excessive pride is a familiar sin, but a man may just as easily frustrate the will of God through excessive humility Picture Quote #1

I use a professional researcher in New York who does all the legwork, all that stuff which would take me days and weeks of calling, waiting for people to call back Picture Quote #1

One of the hardest things for me, now that I’m famous, is finding people who can read my stuff and give me an honest critique Picture Quote #1

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I don’t think there’s any great mystery to writing female characters, so long as you talk to them. If you lived in a monastery and never met any women, maybe it would be difficult Picture Quote #1

When you’re thinking, please remember this: excessive pride is a familiar sin, but a man may just as easily frustrate the will of God through excessive humility Picture Quote #1

He was like a man who has got used to drinking the finest wine, and now finds that everyday wine thats like vinegar Picture Quote #1

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 summary Picture Quote #1

Why was it, Lloyd wondered, that the people who wanted to destroy everything good about their country were the quickest to wave the national flag? Picture Quote #1

He did not really understand the game they were playing: in his world, the best way to get something was to deserve it, not to toady to the giver Picture Quote #1

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His aim was the glory of God, but the glory of Philip pleased him too (Ken Follett Quotes) She wanted to say ‘I love you like a thunderstorm, like a lion, like a helpless rage’ (Ken Follett Quotes) The first casualty of a civil war was justice, Philip had realized (Ken Follett Quotes) There is a real connection between Philosopy and fiction (Ken Follett Quotes) A baby was like a revolution, Grigori thought: you could start one, but you could not control how it would turn out (Ken Follett Quotes) People are much more complicated in real life, but my characters are as subtle and nuanced as I can make them. But if you say my characters are too black and white, you’ve missed the point. Villains are meant to be black-hearted in popular novels. If you say I have a grey-hearted villain, then I’ve failed. (Ken Follett Quotes) I start with the history, and I ask myself, ‘What are the great turning points? What are the big dramatic scenes that are essential to telling the story?’ (Ken Follett Quotes) 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 how cathedrals were built, and from there I became interested in the society that built the medieval cathedral. It occurred to me at some point that the story of the building of a cathedral could be a great popular novel (Ken Follett Quotes) I have quite a few different Bibles. Having rejected my parents’ religion, I still think the King James Bible is the most important work of literature in English. None of us can help being influenced by it (Ken Follett Quotes) 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 will continue to get stories from it, and readers will continue to love them, for many more years (Ken Follett Quotes) It’s great that in the German language I’ve sold almost 30 million books. Isn’t that amazing? (Ken Follett Quotes) I might not be a good socialist, any more than I’m a good Christian, but I am one (Ken Follett Quotes) Why was it, Lloyd wondered, that the people who wanted to destroy everything good about their country were the quickest to wave the national flag (Ken Follett Quotes) Well, for people who want to write best sellers, the best advice I can give is to say that the novel has to engage the reader emotionally. (Ken Follett Quotes) An awful lot of thriller writers write women rather badly. So just doing it OK gets a lot of credit (Ken Follett Quotes) I like to create imaginary characters and events around a real historical situation. I want readers to feel: OK, this probably didn’t happen, but it might have (Ken Follett Quotes) I use a professional researcher in New York who does all the legwork, all that stuff which would take me days and weeks of calling, waiting for people to call back (Ken Follett Quotes) My favorite period is World War II, and I’m in the middle of writing my fourth novel set in that era (Ken Follett Quotes) The CIA’s research program is described in a book called The Search for the Manchurian Candidate (Ken Follett Quotes) 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 summary (Ken Follett Quotes) Having faith in God did not mean sitting back and doing nothing. It meant believing you would find success if you did your best honestly and energetically (Ken Follett Quotes) When you’re thinking, please remember this: excessive pride is a familiar sin, but a man may just as easily frustrate the will of God through excessive humility (Ken Follett Quotes) I use a professional researcher in New York who does all the legwork, all that stuff which would take me days and weeks of calling, waiting for people to call back. (Ken Follett Quotes) One of the hardest things for me, now that I’m famous, is finding people who can read my stuff and give me an honest critique. (Ken Follett Quotes) I don’t think there’s any great mystery to writing female characters, so long as you talk to them. If you lived in a monastery and never met any women, maybe it would be difficult. (Ken Follett Quotes) When you’re thinking, please remember this: excessive pride is a familiar sin, but a man may just as easily frustrate the will of God through excessive humility. (Ken Follett Quotes) He was like a man who has got used to drinking the finest wine, and now finds that everyday wine thats like vinegar. (Ken Follett Quotes) 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 summary. (Ken Follett Quotes) Why was it, Lloyd wondered, that the people who wanted to destroy everything good about their country were the quickest to wave the national flag? (Ken Follett Quotes) He did not really understand the game they were playing: in his world, the best way to get something was to deserve it, not to toady to the giver. (Ken Follett Quotes)

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