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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
Author
Novelist
Writer
Cardiff
Wales
Kenneth Martin Follett
Influenced
Writers
Movies
Thriller
Bedtime
Thrillers

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His aim was the glory of God, but the glory of Philip pleased him too.
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World War II is the greatest drama in human history, the biggest war ever and a true battle of good and evil. I imagine writers will continue to get stories from it, and readers will continue to love them, for many more years.
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