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Ken Follett Quotes

Welsh - Author | June 5, 1949 -

Movies have influenced all writers, not just thriller writers.

Movies Just Influenced Thriller

There is no point in asking a man a question until you have established whether he has any reason to lie to you.

Lie Man You Question Reason Asking

The CIA's research program is described in a book called The Search for the Manchurian Candidate.

Research Book Search CIA Candidate

The thriller is the most popular literary genre of the 20th century.

Century 20th Century Most Genre

An awful lot of thriller writers write women rather badly. So just doing it OK gets a lot of credit.

Women Doing Credit Write Just Awful

With hindsight, we see that the Soviet Union never had a chance of world domination, but we didn't know that then.

World Chance Know Never See Soviet

My favorite period is World War II, and I'm in the middle of writing my fourth novel set in that era.

War Writing World World War II Era

Thrillers have been traditionally very masculine books; the women characters often rather decorative.

Women Been Masculine Books Rather

I use a professional researcher in New York who does all the legwork, all that stuff which would take me days and weeks of calling, waiting for people to call back.

New York Waiting People Me Back New

When I'm writing a woman character, I don't think, 'What would a woman do?' I just think, 'What would this character do in this situation?'

Character Woman Writing Think Just

James Bond is quite serious about his drinks and clothing and cigarettes and food and all that sort of thing. There is nothing wry or amused about James Bond.

Food Bond Serious Nothing Clothing

For success, the author must make the reader care about the destiny of the principals, and sustain this anxiety, or suspense, for about 100,000 words.

Success Words Destiny Care Anxiety

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