Quotes from Ken Follett

Tutti gli uomini sono inaffidabili.

The cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, and most of the great Gothic churches that are still the most beautiful buildings in the cities of Europe, were erected in the Middle Ages, a time marked by violence, famine, and plague. The construction of a cathedral was a huge enterprise lasting decades.

Los años parecen pasar con más rapidez a medida que te vas haciendo mayor.

The Medieval Machine

Kent no hay aeropuerto. Hay uno en

Saber escutar pessoas inteligentes que discordam das suas opiniões é um talento rato, mas que um presidente deveria ter.

The ducks swallow the worms, and the foxes kill the ducks, and the men shoot the foxes, and the devil hunts the men.

She tried reason, arguing with herself as much as with him. What's the point of breaking my vow to my father, in order to make a marriage vow to you? If I break the first vow, the second is worthless.

Se sentía como si hubiera sido un niño hasta ese día… Era como si hubiese estado viviendo en una casa con habitaciones en las que jamás había entrado, y la hubiese compartido con unos extraños a quienes jamás les había puesto los ojos encima. Se sentía desorientado por el descubrimiento de su propia ignorancia. Era como perder el equilibrio.

My mother dislikes the work of governing, but I'm fascinated by it.

the enlightenment of mankind." Books, and the wisdom

Capt. Jenkins & Lieut. Ramsey—20:05

hemos ganado —se dijo—. Somos los vencedores. El pueblo ha derrocado a sus opresores.»

He could survive anywhere but he belonged nowhere.

O deleite transformou-se em tolerância, depois em impaciência e muitas vezes, mais para a frente, em desprezo.

it was like a fencing match with blunted swords.

That was the plan. Now for the new plan.

He might have to go hungry tonight, but he could put up with that, grateful that today God had asked him to sacrifice his dinner but not his life.

All religious prisoners were to be released, heresy trials were suspended, and the death penalty for heresy was abolished. The Protestants, whom Sylvie now heard referred to by their new nickname of Huguenots, were rejoicing.

Existe um ditado que diz: se você deve 100 dólares, está na palma da mão do banco; mas, se deve um milhão, é o banco que está na palma da sua mão.

atacó a los bolcheviques, no por tener los ideales equivocados, sino por tener los ideales correctos pero ser incapaces de vivir de acuerdo con ellos.

Tôt ou tard, toute femme indépendante se fait traiter de sorcière.

Caris said: "One never knows what the future may hold.

To give up happiness like this is like throwing jewels into the ocean. It's far worse than any sin.