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.
Ken FollettBut the lesson of Abraham's story is that God demands the best we have to offer, that which is most precious to us.
Ken FollettWhen you're thinking, please remember this: excessive pride is a familiar sin, but a man may just as easily frustrate the will of God through excessive humility.
Ken Follett