“ A lark, caught in a hunter’s netSang sweeter then than ever,As if the falling melodyMight wing and net disseverAt dusk the hunter took his prey,The lark his freedom never.All birds and men are sure to… Ken Follett
“ You’re a queer?That’s exactly what I am. I didn’t choose to be.After a while Woody put his arm around Chuck’s shoulders.Well, what the hell, he said. At least you’re not a Republican. Ken Follett
“ This is amazing, Volodya said. He’s the President, yet he has to make excuses all the time for what he does!Something like that, Woody said. We call it democracy. Ken Follett
“ What you’re doing is wrong, he said. I mean evil. To give up happiness like this is like throwing jewels into the ocean. It’s far worse than any sin. Ken Follett
“ Americans talked about voters the same way Russians talked about Stalin. They had to be obeyed. Ken Follett
“ Marvelous, isn’t it, how these Germans can shoot back at us even when they’re fucking dead. Ken Follett
“ He did not really understand the game they were playing: in his world, the best way to get something was to deserve it, not to toady to the giver. Ken Follett
“ Why is it that those who want to destroy everything good about their country are the quickest to waive the national flag? Ken Follett
“ She was dressed in white, and her tunic had amazing flared sleeves which trailed on the ground behind her as she glided down the stairs. Her hair was a mass of dark curls tumbling around her face, and… Ken Follett
“ Everybody takes what they life from the teachings of the church, and ignores the parts that don't suit them. Ken Follett
“ The power of a king was not absolute, after all: it could be restrained by the will of the people. Ken Follett
“ A man hates the person he has wronged, paradoxically. I think it’s because the victim is a perpetual reminder that he behaved shamefully. Ken Follett
