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Quotes from Ken Follett

She pressed her body to his. "Kissing you has made me go all hot and slippery inside." He
~ Ken Follett
Ethel suspiró. ¿Por qué lo estaba postergando? —Me he quedado encinta —dijo. —Ay, no… ¡Serás desvergonzada! Ethel intentó contener las lágrimas. Había esperado recibir compasión, no condena.
~ Ken Follett
Eran las cinco de la madrugada del jueves 8 de noviembre. La Revolución rusa había vencido.
~ Ken Follett
Si tu ne t'intéresses pas à ce qui se passe autour de toi, alors tu es responsable de ce qui se passe.
~ Ken Follett
Hacía que le dieran ganas de echarse a llorar por su país.
~ Ken Follett
He had to learn that those who treated him in a hostile way did so out of weakness. He saw the hostility and reacted angrily, instead of seeing the weakness and giving reassurance
~ Ken Follett
La costumbre de saltarse posiciones en la lista estaba tan extendida que la mayoría de los moscovitas creían que nadie podía llegar al primer puesto limitándose a esperar. Un
~ Ken Follett
Al negro de raza la arruga no amenaza»
~ Ken Follett
He soaked the SUVs and the pickup tricks and the gasoline tanker
~ Ken Follett
There were times, in later years, when in the depths of despair I would wonder whether it had been worth it. The simple idea that people should be allowed to worship as they wished caused more suffering than the ten plagues of Egypt. So, if I had known then what I know now, would I have done the same? Hell yes.
~ Ken Follett
PART THREE 1566 to 1573
~ Ken Follett
On ne tombe pas forcément amoureux de la personne qui vous conviendrait le mieux.
~ Ken Follett
y el único delito que han cometido es pedir pan!
~ Ken Follett
Edmond la regarda sévèrement. Cette décision ne sera pas prise sur la base des liens familiaux, ma fille ! Le fait qu'Elfric soit ton époux ne fera pas mieux tenir le pont debout !
~ Ken Follett
Se sentía como si volara, o como si soñara; como si hubiera dado un enorme trago de vodka.
~ Ken Follett
Ethel recordaba cómo le habían crecido los pechos a Dilys más o menos por la época en que se dio cuenta de que en realidad sí podías quedarte embarazada haciéndolo de pie.
~ Ken Follett
lo mucho que anhelaba la llegada de aquel día. «No —pensó—; no permitiré que ocurra.»
~ Ken Follett
Edgar found himself wondering whether her body hair was the same colour. He quickly pushed the thought away: it was foolish for a working man to think such thoughts about a noblewoman. She smiled at him and said: 'Have you walked here in this weather? Your nose looks as if it could drop off at any moment! Come with me and have some hot ale.' They entered the compound. Here, too, most people were staying indoors, though a handful of busy folk scurried from one building
~ Ken Follett
If she had believed in God, she would have prayed.
~ Ken Follett
mind back to his dilemma. What do we do in politics
~ Ken Follett
Dr. Ferrami can't afford a lawyer.
~ Ken Follett
Incompetence can be dreadfully stable.
~ Ken Follett
Besides, he realized, he could not leave the house without a coat, not because of the rain—he did not mind getting wet—but because of the bulge in front of his clothing that would not subside. He
~ Ken Follett
En la intimidad los rusos comentaban que la única página creíble del periódico era la de la programación televisiva y radiofónica. —No
~ Ken Follett