World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2)

by Ken Follett

It was unfair to allow someone to spend money unnecessarily, just to keep yourself in work.

“It would be in their interests, long term, of course; but people are very reluctant to think in the long term when being asked to part with their money.”

never call a meeting until the outcome is a foregone conclusion.”

“I believe that what I do becomes part of me,” she said. “When I’m brave and strong, and care for children and the sick and the poor, I become a better person. And when I’m cruel, or cowardly, or tell lies, or get drunk, I turn into someone less worthy, and I can’t respect myself. That’s the divine retribution I believe in.”