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Movies have influenced all writers, not just thriller writers.

Ken Follett

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Ken Follett
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: June 5
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Kenneth Martin Follett
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Most of my stories have some basis in fact.
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I imagined it. I wrote it. But I guess I never thought I'd see it.
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My favorite period is World War II, and I'm in the middle of writing my fourth novel set in that era.
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It's great that in the German language I've sold almost 30 million books. Isn't that amazing?
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you should first follow the plow if you want to dance the harvest jig.
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