Quotes from Ken Follett

Su obra de teatro favorita era Enrique V, de Shakespeare, y le gustaba la cita: «Si es pecado codiciar el honor, soy el mayor de todos los pecadores».

Bem no início de sua amizade, Dimka lhe perguntara: – O que você faz para... enfim, para evitar a gravidez? – Isso é problema da garota, não é? – retrucou Valentin com descaso. – Se o pior acontecer, fazer um aborto não é tão difícil assim. Ao conversar com outros amigos, Dimka descobriu que muitos rapazes soviéticos tinham a mesma atitude. Homens não engravidavam, então aquilo não era problema deles;

first international crisis.

Un uomo che aveva una relazione galante era considerato vizioso, ma in fondo romantico; una donna che faceva altrettanto era una puttana.

intuition should never be ignored.

No quería que la gente sospechase que estaban en connivencia. Todavía no.

proselytizers

flight, its upper and lower wings spread wide, its toy-car wheels resting lightly on the grass, its long tail tapering behind. The weather was fine with gentle breezes, and the little aircraft trembled in the wind

Lenin ha trasladado su gobierno de Petrogrado a Moscú

In that case, do not expect to be rescued by the Red Army," Gorbachev said.

Quería al animal tanto como un hombre puede querer a un camello, lo que equivale a decir que solo lo odiaba un poco.

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—when you're about to make a fortune from a dishonest deal, or kiss the lovely lips of your neighbor's wife, or tell a lie to get yourself out of terrible trouble—that's when you need the rules. Your integrity is like a sword, he would say: you shouldn't wave it until you're about to put it to the test.

By Saturday evening Duke Henri was in a tantrum, possessed by the rage of a young man who finds that the world does not work in the way he confidently expected.

Grégory avait un esprit tordu qui convenait parfaitement à qui voulait pratiquer le droit.

done wrong." "No

when he heard that the Soviet Western Army Group had been encircled by the Germans, he said: 'Everything's lost. I give up. Lenin founded our state and we've fucked it up.' Then

Stalin había permitido que se le denominase oficialmente Padre, Maestro, Gran Líder, Transformador de la Naturaleza, Gran Timonel, Genio de la Humanidad y el Mayor Genio de Todos los Tiempos y los Pueblos.

RevoluÈ›iile sunt mereu violente, fiindc? oamenii vor ucide întotdeauna ca s? nu piard? puterea. Cu toate astea, ele au loc deoarece vor exista mereu oameni care îÈ™i vor închina vieÈ›ile cauzei libert??ii.i.

solo porque alguien hiciera una pregunta no significaba que hubiera que responder.

Se trata de pragmatismo político, nada más.

Soldado del Ejército Rojo: ahora estás en suelo alemán. ¡Ha llegado la hora de la venganza!». Era

Los que hemos nacido pobres tenemos que valernos de artimañas para conseguir lo que queremos. Los escrúpulos son cosa de los privilegiados.

All the bows bent simultaneously, like blades of wheat in a field blown by a sudden summer breeze; then the arrows were released with a collective sound like a church bell tolling. The shafts, flying faster than the swiftest bird, rose into the air then turned downward and fell on the crossbowmen like a hailstorm.

institution, poor mite." Lloyd had heard how the baby had been delivered by eleven-year-old Carla. That little girl