Quotes from Ken Follett

Perot's father did not know what civil rights were: this was how you treated other human beings.

the bride was like her mother. Her hair was a dark, dark red, long and thick, shining and glorious, and she had wide-apart amber eyes set in an oval face; and when she looked at the vicar with that clear, direct gaze and said 'I will' in that firm, clear voice, the vicar was startled and thought, 'By God she means it!

Parliament banned the wearing of political uniforms in public. That finished them. If they couldn't strut up and down in their black shirts they were nothing. The

Confía en Alá, pero ata tu camello.»

A clergyman can influence the mass of the people. If he preaches a sermon against the earl, or calls upon the saints to bring misfortune to the earl, people will begin to believe that the earl is cursed. Then they will discount his power, mistrust him, and expect all his projects to be doomed. It can be very hard for a nobleman to oppose a truly determined cleric. Look what happened to King Henry II after the murder of Thomas Becket.

En su recuerdo, repetía los momentos que habían pasado juntos una y otra vez

Io credo che un romanzo sia riuscito quando tocca le emozioni del lettore. Lo stesso può valere per tutte le creazioni artistiche. Di sicuro è così per le cattedrali. Quando le vediamo stagliarsi contro il cielo restiamo sbalorditi, quando le visitiamo restiamo affascinati dalla loro grazia. Quando ci sediamo in silenzio proviamo un gran senso di pace. E quando una cattedrale brucia, piangiamo.

When you know her so well that all her faults and weaknesses are familiar to you, and you still adore her, then you can be sure it's true love

Ces mots semblèrent la décider. Elle soupira. Tu me demandes, à moi qui ai des responsabilités importantes dans un couvent de quarante religieuses, dix novices et vingt-cinq serviteurs, avec une école, un hospice et une pharmacie, de tout quitter pour prendre soin d'une petite fille que je n'ai jamais vue?

I'm only thirty-seven, he thought; is this when old age begins?

While to that rock I'm clinging Since Love is Lord of heaven and earth How can I keep from singing?

A las mentes obtusas solo se les ocurren mezquindades».

el hecho de sentirte amada y adorada; de saber que hay una persona en este mundo que siempre estará a tu lado; de irte a la cama cada noche con alguien fuerte y tierno que quiere poseerte… eso es la felicidad para mí.

se quedó asombrado ante el desconocido en que se había convertido.

estaban locos por los aeroplanos, y soñaban con ser pilotos.

Você acha que a história é verdadeira? Ela o fitou, com interesse, e ele se perdeu naqueles lindos olhos escuros. - Não sei - respondeu. - Sempre fico pensando se as histórias são verdadeiras ou não. A maioria das pessoas não liga, simplesmente gosta delas.

he avoided political discussions with outsiders. They usually had easy answers: send all the Mexicans home, put Hells Angels in the army, castrate the queers. The greater their ignorance, the stronger their opinions.

pero es una carta que solo se juega una vez, y prefiero reservarla para una mano ganadora.

Never mind the world—I'm interested only in America. Are we in danger of becoming the world's policeman?' It's a reasonable question.

llamados «canónigos»

She wanted to do all the things he had done: to raise her children well, to make a difference to her country's politics, to love and be loved. Most of all, when she died, she wanted her children to be able to say, as she said of her father, that her life had meant something, and that the world was a better place for it.

Intéressant, laissa tomber la mère. J'ai la forte impression que Philémon te sera utile dans l'avenir. Il est capable de tout, vois-tu. Il n'a pas de scrupules, aucune morale. Mon père avait un associé qui était toujours prêt à faire le sale travail : inventer des rumeurs, répandre des commérages venimeux, fomenter des différends. De tels hommes peuvent se révéler inestimables.

My father hated people who preached about morality. 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

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