Ken Follett

The no.1 bestselling masterpiece "A novel of majesty and power." Chicago Sun-TimesA spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy, and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, this is Ken Follett's classic historical masterpiece. The Pillars of the Earth tells the story of Philip, prior of Kingsbridge, a devout and resourceful monk driven to build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has known . . . of Tom, the mason who becomes his architect - a man divided in his soul . . . of the beautiful, elusive Lady Aliena, haunted by a secret shame . . . and of a struggle between good and evil that will turn church against state, and brother against brother.If you loved Pillars of the Earth, read the bestselling sequel, World Without End.

The Pillars of the Earth

Ravana Eagleheart

Stephanie 

This was the essence of a building, for it had a roof to keep the rain off and two walls to hold up the roof. 

A church was just a tunnel, with refinements.

That was not the end of the problems, but it was the beginning of solutions.

I‘m enjoying this POV so much more than I expected to. William is a questionable, but entertaining character. 

Who would have thought that torturing people could be so difficult?

‘I’d rather die than marry you, you loathsome, puffed-up toad!’

He knew he would never feel as safe again. 

Now that he knew about hunger, and cold, and danger, and desperation, he would always be afraid of them.

‘Don’t look so sad,’ she said. Her eyes were full of tears. 

‘I can’t help it,’ he said. ‘I am sad.’ 

‘I’m sorry I’ve made you so unhappy.’ 

‘Don’t be sorry for that. Be sorry that you made me so happy. 

That’s what hurts, woman. That you made me so happy

Why did people manufacture trouble when there was already so much of it in the world?

The most expensive part of a building is the mistakes.

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