Night Over Water Quotes

“that was the romance of engineering. It was wonderful; it was amazing that men could make engines that would work perfectly and precisely, hour after hour. There were so many things that might have gone wrong, so many moving parts that had to be precision-made and meticulously fitted together so that they would not snap, slip, get blocked or simply wear out while they carried a forty-one-ton airplane over thousands of miles.”
― Ken Follett, Night Over Water

“líneas, y a veces era preciso esperar mucho”
― Ken Follett, Noche sobre las aguas

“Margaret thought; my father is going insane. He lowered his voice, and his face took on a crafty expression.”
― Ken Follett, Night Over Water

“Fascist”
― Ken Follett, Night Over Water

“grumpily.”
― Ken Follett, Night Over Water

“benison;”
― Ken Follett, Night Over Water

“going to stay at least for the duration of the war. They may never come back.” “But you don’t want to go?” “Certainly not,” she said forcefully. “I want to stay and fight. Fascism is the most frightful wickedness and this war is dreadfully important, and I want to do my bit.” She started to talk about the Spanish Civil War, but Harry was only half listening. He had been struck by a thought so shocking that his heart was”
― Ken Follett, Night Over Water

“Y admite que deberá discriminar a los árabes en favor de los judíos, pero da la casualidad de que el fascismo es la combinación del militarismo y el racismo, precisamente aquello contra lo que usted lucha.”
― Ken Follett, Noche sobre las aguas

“It was the most romantic plane ever made.”
― Ken Follett, Night Over Water

“Emperor Concerto,”
― Ken Follett, Night Over Water

“Emperor Concerto, a stirring tune, appropriately”
― Ken Follett, Night Over Water

“O deleite transformou-se em tolerância, depois em impaciência e muitas vezes, mais para a frente, em desprezo.”
― Ken Follett, Night Over Water