Quotes from Ken Follett

no trace left of the overwhelming physical desire she had once felt for Will's strong body.

A needy man was not sexy; he (Woody Dewar) knew that much .

Con la ocupación, los soviéticos habían emitido un exceso de moneda y provocado con ello su devaluación, de modo que todo se compraba y se vendía a cambio de cigarrillos.

Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom. 'All men make mistakes,' said the ancient Greek Sophocles. 'But a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only sin is pride.

Here in North Africa, American forces were fighting against terrorists whose values were violence, bigotry, and fear.

Aliena was concentrating. Their painted wooden board was shaped like a cross and divided into squares of different colours. The counters appeared to be made of ivory, white and black. The game was obviously a variant of merrels, or nine-men's-morris, and probably a gift brought back from Normandy by Aliena's father.

Democracy is a terrible way to run a country, isn't it?" she said.

Allies had stood on the sidelines, fighting minor wars, joining in only for the last eleven months. All their casualties put together were only a fraction of those suffered by the Soviet people.

You know you're winning, in politics, when your opponent steals your ideas. - Bernie Leckwith

going to put something on your arm to make it better. Try to keep still, will you?' Minnie nodded. Caris poured a little of the warm wine on to Minnie's wrist, where the burn was least bad. The child flinched, but did not try to snatch

He knew that saying, and he delivered the punch line: "But all the other ways are worse.

Philip stepped forward to whip the king. He was glad he had lived to see this. After today, he thought, the world will never be quite the same.

sintió renacer un rayo de esperanza en su corazón.

There are no saints in politics. But imperfect people can still change the world for the better.

para que esculpiera por anticipado piedras

preocupante posibilidad de que ese día no consiguiera

sure their gamble

Solo sirvió para recordarle que el fin de la civilización era posible

She shrugged. 'Russians are so unpredictable.

She put the point to her father, as they hung around the court, waiting for their case to come up. He said: "I never trust anyone who proclaims his morality from the pulpit. That high-minded type can always find an excuse for breaking his own rules. I'd rather do business with an everyday sinner who thinks it's probably to his advantage, in the long run, to tell the truth and keep his promises. He's not likely to change his mind about that.

Un bebé era como una revolución, pensó Grigori: era posible iniciarla, pero no controlar qué derrotero tomaba. La

No tienen que complacer los deseos de todos los grupitos que se oponen al progreso porque quieren proteger las zonas donde anida la tetuda curruca moteada…

sat next to Pauline on the couch. They were alone. The staff would

The boys despised everything their elders valued. They scorned beauty and mocked goodness.