Quotes from Ken Follett

So much hangs on the decisions of a small number of poorly educated people." "That's democracy.

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.

BELIEVE ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND THOU SHALT BE SAVED

con las manos metidas en los bolsillos; tenía un enorme reloj de oro cuya cadena asomaba por el ancho bolsillo de su chaleco.

Se avesse raccontato a qualcuno quei dialoghi, avrebbero detto che comunicava con un fantasma e allora sarebbero accorsi i preti con l'acqua santa e gli esorcismi: ma lui sapeva che non c'era niente di soprannaturale in quello che succedeva. Semplicemente, la conosceva così bene da poter immaginare che cosa avrebbe pensato e detto in ogni circostanza.

tanto, si Alfred se iba, Dan con toda

?i-a dat seama c? nu a È™tiut niciodat? înÈ›elesul libert??ii pân? când nu a pierdut-o.

Vyacheslav Molotov. But what could Molotov do? The Fascists

Es mejor contar con un ejército pequeño y disciplinado que tener una turba ingente que retroceda o se rinda a las primeras de cambio.

Nada es perdurable, salvo el cambio.

Carla had never before realized how much she had been protected by politicians, newspapermen, and lawyers. Without them, she saw now, the government could do anything it liked, even kill people. Who

Brother Godleof read the prologue to the Rule of Saint Benedict: "Obsculta, o fili, praecepta magistri, et incline aurem cordis tui." Listen, my son, and turn the ear of your heart to the precepts of your master. Aldred loved the phrase aurem cordis, the ear of the heart. It suggested a way of listening more intense and thoughtful than the norm.

No podemos detener a trabajadores por el mero hecho de que escuchen un punto de vista distinto.

The fact that someone was capable of learning to read and write did not, unfortunately, make him intelligent.

Ne t'en fais pas. Les scrupules sont bons pour les privilégiés. Pour nous qui sommes nés pauvres, notre seul salut est dans la ruse. Elle n'aimait pas entendre son frère parler ainsi et affirmer que leur enfance difficile excusait tout, ce qu'il faisait parfois.

looked down into the black water and hesitated

Secret intelligence from Berlin was of small value to the conquering Soviets. It was no longer worth the risk. The spies had burned their codebooks and hidden their radio transmitters in the rubble of bombed buildings. They had agreed never to speak of their work. They had been brave, they had shortened the war, and they had saved lives, but it was too much to expect the defeated German people to see things that way. Their courage would remain forever secret.

Now he stood up, uninvited, and began to pray in a loud voice. "Our Father, bless this food to our foul, corrupt bodies, as full of sin as a dead dog is full of maggots…." Murdo

stood there. Vasili was behind her. Tanya

Mankind is fallible, so we should not rely on our own reasoning. We cannot hope to understand the world - all we can do is stand amazed at God's creation. True knowledge comes only from revelation. We should not question received wisdom.

Carlus hated furniture to be moved, for then he would stumble over it;

Pierre took his parcel and left. Now the shop contained only one customer.

Las vejaciones a las que sometes a los demás regresan, tarde o temprano, para torturarte»

tickets and lifts begged on carts, but Grigori was mesmerized by her face as she talked. Once again Lev listened with rapt attention, making amusing comments, asking the occasional question. Soon, Grigori noticed, Katerina had turned in her seat and was talking exclusively to Lev. Almost, Grigori thought, as if I was not even here.