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Ken Follett is a renowned British author born on June 5, 1949. His works are known for their historical settings and intricate character relationships, which have won him a wide readership.

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Famous Ken Follett Quotes

“you should first follow the plow if you want to dance the harvest jig.”

Ifs Want Should Firsts Harvest

Author:Ken Follett

“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.”

Ifs Feels Should May Important Light Seems Mistake Attitude Kindness Treats Harder Rewards Servant Making Mistakes Heavenly Volunteer Work Harder Ungrateful

Book:THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH

Source: THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH

“Having faith in God did not mean sitting back and doing nothing. It meant believing you would find success if you did your best honestly and energetically.”

Ifs Believe Mean Sitting Honestly Have Faith Faith In God Doing Nothing Have Faith In God

Book:THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH

Source: THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH

“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.”

Ifs Men Should Made Wanted Girl Church Taught Normal Should Have Medicine Extraordinary Odd Get Away Physicians Rejected Enthusiastic Healer Doubted Nun

Book:Ken Follett EPIC HISTORICAL COLLECTION

Source: Ken Follett EPIC HISTORICAL COLLECTION

“I don't think there's any great mystery to writing female characters, so long as you talk to them. If you lived in a monastery and never met any women, maybe it would be difficult.”

Ifs Thinking Writing Long Character Would Be Difficult Mystery Mets Female Female Characters Monasteries

Author:Ken Follett

“Without books I would not have become a vivacious reader, and if you are not a reader you are not a writer.”

Ifs Book Reader Vivacious

Author:Ken Follett

“In my books, women often solve the problem. Even if the woman is not the hero, she's a strong character. She does change the plot. She'll often rescue the male character from some situation.”

Ifs Doe Book Character Problem Strong Situation Hero Males Solve Plot Rescue Strong Women Strong Character

Author:Ken Follett

About the Author

Born: June 5, 1949
Known for: Author
Quotes: 140

Books & Sources

THE PILLARS OF THE EARTHRelated source material

World Without EndRelated source material

A Dangerous FortuneRelated source material

Winter of the WorldRelated source material

Ken Follett EPIC HISTORICAL COLLECTIONRelated source material

Fall of GiantsRelated source material

On Wings of EaglesRelated source material

Code to ZeroRelated source material

Fall of Giants: Book One of the Century TrilogyRelated source material

The Key to RebeccaRelated source material

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