Ken Follett

He was seething inside with a new emotion. Nothing seemed very important anymore except the Princess. He was single-minded about her. He was enchanted. He was possessed. He was in love. ↗

— Ken Follett

#love

How terrible, Jack thought, to be old and know that your life has been wasted. ↗

— Ken Follett

#lifes-work #old-age #age

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. ↗

— Ken Follett

#amused #bond #cigarettes #clothing #drinks

Most of my stories have some basis in fact. ↗

— Ken Follett

#fact #in fact #most #some #stories

Movies have influenced all writers, not just thriller writers. ↗

— Ken Follett

#just #movies #thriller #writers

My favorite period is World War II, and I'm in the middle of writing my fourth novel set in that era. ↗

— Ken Follett

#favorite #fourth #i #ii #middle

The research is the easiest. The outline is the most fun. The first draft is the hardest, because every word of the outline has to be fleshed out. The rewrite is very satisfying. ↗

— Ken Follett

#draft #easiest #every #first #fun

Thrillers have been traditionally very masculine books; the women characters often rather decorative. ↗

— Ken Follett

#books #characters #decorative #masculine #often

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. ↗

— Ken Follett

#dramatic #felt #free #long #next

When I'm writing a woman character, I don't think, 'What would a woman do?' I just think, 'What would this character do in this situation?' ↗

— Ken Follett

#i #just #situation #think #woman