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Without books I would not have become a vivacious reader, and if you are not a reader you are not a writer.

Ken Follett

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Ken Follett
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: June 5
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His aim was the glory of God, but the glory of Philip pleased him too.
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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.
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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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I wanted to be some kind of captain of industry. Then I wanted to be in advertising, and then I wanted to be a newspaper reporter.
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