456 Quotes by Ken Follett

Communists in power would be as oppressive as the aristocracy they replaced.

He was seething inside with a new emotion. Nothing seemed very important anymore except the Princess. He was single-minded about her. He was enchanted. He was possessed. He was in love.

La tormenta que había estallado en su corazón amainó ligeramente. La penumbra y el frescor del interior, entre los imponentes muros de piedra, le hicieron sentir la trascendencia de la eternidad. Los problemas terrenales eran temporales, incluso los peores: ese era el mensaje que transmitía el templo a sus visitantes. El corazón volvió a latirle con normalidad.

Philip couldn't fornicate if you put him in a barrel with three whores.

Marvelous, isn’t it, how these Germans can shoot back at us even when they’re fucking dead.

Caris noted his ready smile and affable manner, and guessed that he made his living by selling things.

A German attack on Russia’s ally France would, in reality, be defensive—but the English talked as if Germany was trying to dominate Europe.

Não sabia explicar o motivo por que, com tanta frequência, Deus levava as melhores pessoas e deixava as más vivas para continuarem a praticar o mal. Em momentos como aquele, a ideia de uma divindade benevolente encarregada de zelar pelo bem de todos perdia qualquer espécie de credibilidade.

One of the monks was doing something incomprehensible at the altar, and the others would occasionally chant a few phrases of mumbo jumbo.