“The trouble with being inspired to perform the impossible was that the inspiration gave you no clues to the practical means.”
― Ken Follett, quote from Eye of the Needle
“Blenkinsop sighed. "As usual, those of you who can think of better ways to win the war are invited to write directly to Mr. Winston Churchill, number 10 Downing Street, London South-West-One. Now, are there any questions, as opposed to stupid criticisms?”
― Ken Follett, quote from Eye of the Needle
“Our whole strategy must be to prevent the Allies from securing a beachhead, because once they achieve that, the battle is lost…perhaps even the war.”
― Ken Follett, quote from Eye of the Needle
“War was grueling and oppressive and frustrating and uncomfortable, but one had friends. If peace brought back loneliness, Godliman thought he would not be able to live with it.”
― Ken Follett, quote from Eye of the Needle
“Villages in the English countryside were cut off by the snow,”
― Ken Follett, quote from Eye of the Needle
“Around most of its coast the cliffs rise out of the cold sea without the courtesy of a beach. Angered by this rudeness the waves pound on the rock in impotent rage: a ten-thousand-year fit of bad temper that the island ignores with impunity.”
― Ken Follett, quote from Eye of the Needle
“I haven’t had the opportunity to discover the merits of monogamy.”
― Ken Follett, quote from Eye of the Needle
Ken Follett
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“الرجل الذي يطمح إلى رؤية روح الحقيقة، لا يستطيع أن يعتزل الحياة، ولذلك قادني تعبّدي للحقيقة إلى حقل السياسة، وأستطيع القول دون تردد أن الذين يزعمون أن الدين لا علاقة له بالسياسة لا يعرفون معنى الدين”
― Mahatma Gandhi, quote from The Story of My Experiments With Truth
“It was like hitting the snooze button on your alarm—your sleep in that window is never very good, since you know it’s borrowed time, and that it will be over all too soon.”
― Morgan Matson, quote from Since You've Been Gone
“Never break a promise to an animal. They're like babies—they won't understand.”
― Tamora Pierce, quote from Wild Magic
“When you're different, sometimes you don't see the millions of people who accept you for what you are. All you notice is the person who doesn't.”
― Jodi Picoult, quote from Change of Heart
“Si te lo pidiese, ¿matarías a Terah de Graesin? logan
—Sin dudarlo.
—Si no te lo pidiera, ¿lo harías de todas formas?
—Sí.
—¿Lo has estado planeando?
—Sí.
—¡Maldita sea, Kylar! Ahora lo sé.
—¿Pues para qué lo preguntas?
—Para eliminar la excusa. ¿Se puede gobernar con justicia después de
haber conseguido el trono injustamente?
—Buena pregunta para planteársela a la mujer que te robó el tuyo.”
― Brent Weeks, quote from Beyond the Shadows
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