Ken Follett quotes - page 3

Little things please little minds. (Ken Follett)
When things are simple, fewer mistakes are made. The most expensive part of a building is the mistakes.
Ken Follett
The greater their ignorance, the stronger their opinions.
Ken Follett
And here's my advice to you. If you get the chance of the mad kind of love, grab it with both hands, and to hell with the consequences.
Ken Follett
I went and looked at one of these great cathedrals one day, and I was blown away by it. From there I became interested in how cathedrals were built, and from there I became interested in the society that built the medieval cathedral. It occurred to me at some point that the story of the building of a cathedral could be a great popular novel.
Ken Follett
I started writing stories in my spare time.
Ken Follett
Be a perfectionist.
Ken Follett
I might not be a good socialist, any more than I'm a good Christian, but I am one.
Ken Follett
There is a real connection between Philosopy and fiction.
Ken Follett
I read mostly fiction, a lot of 19th-century novels.
Ken Follett
I am very fond of Edith Wharton. She's quite high brow but also a great storyteller. My favorite is 'The House of Mirth.' I also like 'The Reef.' (Ken Follett)
I have quite a few different Bibles. Having rejected my parents' religion, I still think the King James Bible is the most important work of literature in English. None of us can help being influenced by it.
Ken Follett
I wanted to be some kind of captain of industry. Then I wanted to be in advertising, and then I wanted to be a newspaper reporter.
Ken Follett
One of the hardest things for me, now that I'm famous, is finding people who can read my stuff and give me an honest critique.
Ken Follett
I aim to be translucent, so you don't notice the words, just their meaning. I haven't much insight into people's motivations.
Ken Follett
I like reading history, and actually most authors enjoy the research part because it is, after all, easier than writing.
Ken Follett
In both cases, weakness and scruples had defeated strength and ruthlessness.
Ken Follett
Everybody takes what they life from the teachings of the church, and ignores the parts that don't suit them.
Ken Follett
It was the most romantic plane ever made.
Ken Follett
He had been granted his life's wish-but conditionally.
Ken Follett
It was an odd thing to do, to stand in a street in the hope of seeing someone who hardly knew him, but he did not want to move. (Ken Follett)
His aim was the glory of God, but the glory of Philip pleased him too.
Ken Follett
It's great that in the German language I've sold almost 30 million books. Isn't that amazing?
Ken Follett
It was an odd relationship, but then she was an extraordinary woman: a prioress who doubted much of what the church taught; an acclaimed healer who rejected medicine as practised by physicians; and a nun who made enthusiastic love to her man whenever she could get away with it. If I wanted a normal relationship, Merthin told himself, I should have picked a normal girl.
Ken Follett
What news? There's nothing to tell. I'm a nun.
Ken Follett