"But the lesson of Abraham's story is that God demands the best we have to offer, that which is most precious to us."

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Source : Ken Follett (2010). “The Pillars of the Earth”, p.274, Penguin

Ken Follett

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“It's always difficult when you're on a show that goes for more than a year or a couple of years.”

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“The brave man is not the one without fear but the one who does what he must despite being afraid. To succeed, you must be willing to risk total failure; you must learn this.”
“Nordenson describes wrestling with work as with a large force that wants to have its way with you, even as you want to have your way with it. This wrestling, sinewy and particular as its wrestler, enlarges us as we read our way into her life with its incisive insights and explorations. Can one wrestle meditatively? This author has learned the art and we are the benefactors.”
“This microphone is the key to the universe. When you have this in your hands, you are the most powerful person in the whole world, let's get!.”
“Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgement will always be in demand under all conditions.”
“It can take years. With the first draft, I just write everything. With the second draft, it becomes so depressing for me, because I realize that I was fooled into thinking I'd written the story. I hadn't-I had just typed for a long time. So then I have to carve out a story from the 25 or so pages. It's in there somewhere-but I have to find it. I'll then write a third, fourth, and fifth draft, and so on.”
“I've had women tell me that when their daughters see them taking care of themselves, and being defined from within, and thinking for themselves instead of thinking about that silly culture out there, it's powerful modeling.”
“Nothing prevents boredom like a good book.”

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