Top 46 Quotes by Ken Follett

About Ken Follett

These are some quotes by Welsh author Ken Follett Author, who was born on June 5, 1949.

Be a perfectionist.

Be a perfectionist.

Ken Follett

One of the hardest things for me, now that I'm famous, is finding people who can read my stuff and give me an honest critique.

One of the hardest things for me, now that I'm famous, is finding people who can read my stuff and give me an honest critique.

Ken Follett

Culture clash is terrific drama.

Culture clash is terrific drama.

Ken Follett

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.

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

I like reading history, and actually most authors enjoy the research part because it is, after all, easier than writing.

I like reading history, and actually most authors enjoy the research part because it is, after all, easier than writing.

Ken Follett

People are much more complicated in real life, but my characters are as subtle and nuanced as I can make them. But if you say my characters are too black and white, you've missed the point. Villains are meant to be black-hearted in popular novels. If you say I have a grey-hearted villain, then I've failed.

Ken Follett

Well, for people who want to write best sellers, the best advice I can give is to say that the novel has to engage the reader emotionally.

Well, for people who want to write best sellers, the best advice I can give is to say that the novel has to engage the reader emotionally.

Ken Follett

I went and looked at one of these great cathedrals one day, and I was blown away by it. From there I became interested in how cathedrals were built, and from there I became interested in the society that built the medieval cathedral. It occurred to me at some point that the story of the building of a cathedral could be a great popular novel.

Ken Follett

I aim to be translucent, so you don't notice the words, just their meaning. I haven't much insight into people's motivations.

I aim to be translucent, so you don't notice the words, just their meaning. I haven't much insight into people's motivations.

Ken Follett

Most of my stories have some basis in fact.

Most of my stories have some basis in fact.

Ken Follett

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