Ken Follett
Ken Follett
Kenneth Martin "Ken" Follettis a Welsh author of thrillers and historical novels who has sold more than 150 million copies of his works. Many of his books have reached number 1 on the New York Times Best Seller list, including Edge of Eternity, Fall of Giants, The Key to Rebecca, Lie Down with Lions, Triple, Winter of the World, and World Without End...
NationalityWelsh
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth5 June 1949
Ken Follett quotes about
heart proportion
Proportion is the heart of beauty.
love-you lions rage
She wanted to say 'I love you like a thunderstorm, like a lion, like a helpless rage'...
literary-genre thrillers century
The thriller is the most popular literary genre of the 20th century.
ruthlessness weakness defeated
In both cases, weakness and scruples had defeated strength and ruthlessness.
kings wall war
You never know," Jack said speculatively. "There may come a time when savages like William Hamleigh aren't in power; when the laws protect the ordinary people instead of enslaving them; when the king makes peace instead of war. Think of that - a time when towns in England don't need walls!
fun firsts research
The research is the easiest. The outline is the most fun. The first draft is the hardest, because every word of the outline has to be fleshed out. The rewrite is very satisfying.
moving want odd-things
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.
drama culture clash
Culture clash is terrific drama.
color church east
To someone standing in the nave, looking down the length of the church toward the east, the round window would seem like a huge sun exploding into innumerable shards of gorgeous color.
editors people certain
After a certain point, most people, including editors, will tell you everything you do is great.
captains kind advertising
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.
worry problem theological
Knotty theological questions are the least worrying of problems to me. Why? Because they will be resolved in the hereafter, and meanwhile they can be safely shelved.
glory aim glory-of-god
His aim was the glory of God, but the glory of Philip pleased him too.
attitude kindness mistake
I’ve worked with volunteers before,” he began. “It’s important not to… not to treat them like servants. We may feel that they are laboring to obtain a heavenly reward, and should therefore work harder than they would for money; but they don’t necessarily take that attitude. They feel they’re working for nothing, and doing a great kindness to us thereby; and if we seem ungrateful they will work slowly and make mistakes. It will be best to rule them with a light touch.