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
mistake building expensive
The most expensive part of building is the mistakes.
writing cutting long
We all now tell stories by cutting from one dramatic scene to the next, whereas Victorian novelists felt free to write long passages of undramatic summary.
learning details enjoy
I enjoy learning technical details.
war writing world
My favorite period is World War II, and I'm in the middle of writing my fourth novel set in that era.
ties serious drink
James Bond is quite serious about his drinks and clothing and cigarettes and food and all that sort of thing. There is nothing wry or amused about James Bond.
war drama years
World War II is the greatest drama in human history, the biggest war ever and a true battle of good and evil. I imagine writers will continue to get stories from it, and readers will continue to love them, for many more years.
stories facts bases
Most of my stories have some basis in fact.
house mirth my-favorite
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.
one-day stories medieval
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.
brilliant
Jack Reacher is a brilliant movie
philosophy cutting thinking
The boundary between philosophy and fiction is not as clear cut as you may think and the two definitely interact..
degradation sooner-or-later subjects
The degradation to which you subject others comes back, sooner or later, to haunt you,
kings thinking parent
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.
giving people stuff
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.