We’re all good when it suits us, he used to say: that doesn’t count. It’s when you want so badly to do something wrong—when you’re about to make a fortune from a dishonest deal, or kiss the lovely lips of your neighbor’s wife, or tell a lie to get yourself out of terrible trouble—that’s when you need the rules. Your integrity is like a sword, he would say: you shouldn’t wave it until you’re about to put it to the test.

Ken Follett


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I could fall for you in a heartbeat

Ken Follett

Stichwörter: love



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Even lords ought to follow the customs.

Ken Follett


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Juré a mi padre, cuando se estaba muriendo, que cuidaría de Richard hasta que llegara a ser conde de Shiring - explicó.
¡Pero puede ser que eso no ocurra nunca!
Un juramento es un juramento.
Es imposible que creas tal cosa -dijo él-. ¡Un juramento sólo son palabras! No es nada en comparación con esto. Esto es real, esto somos tú y yo.

Ken Follett


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Why did people manufacture trouble when there was already so much of it in the world?

Ken Follett

Stichwörter: trouble



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He was like a man who has got used to drinking the finest wine, and now finds that everyday wine thats like vinegar.

Ken Follett

Stichwörter: better comparison



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Little things please little minds.

Ken Follett


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I loved it, couldn't stop reading, I learnt many more things of medieval time.

Ken Follett

Stichwörter: instructive engaging



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The small boys came early to the hanging.

Ken Follett

Stichwörter: great-opening-lines



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When you've lost everything, you've got nothing to lose.

Ken Follett


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