the war taught me that nothing counts as much as loyalty" "Bullshit. you still haven't learned that when humans are under pressure, we're all willing to lie" "even to the people we care?" "we lie more to our loved ones, because we care about them so damn much. why do you think we tell the truth to priests and shrinks and total strangers we meet on trains? it's because we don't love them, so we don't care what they think.
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About Ken Follett

Ken Follett was a contemporary British bestseller novelist. Kenneth Martin Follett is a Welsh author of thrillers and historical novels who has sold more than 195 million copies of his works. Read more on Wikipedia →

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