# Fall of Giants

## Metadata
- Author: [[Ken Follett]]
- Full Title: Fall of Giants
- Category: #books
## Highlights
- “Billy might have done better to ask God to strengthen his faith, so that he can believe without understanding.” ([Location 1446](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0052RDHTM&location=1446))
- This was the library of a collector rather than a reader. ([Location 3396](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0052RDHTM&location=3396))
- wrong,” ([Location 4952](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0052RDHTM&location=4952))
- President Wilson says a leader must treat public opinion the way a sailor deals with the wind, using it to blow the ship in one direction or another, but never trying to go directly against it.” ([Location 7006](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0052RDHTM&location=7006))
- Brave words came easily in the dark. Daylight might tell a different story. ([Location 10321](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0052RDHTM&location=10321))
- A baby was like a revolution, Grigori thought: you could start one, but you could not control how it would turn out. ([Location 12419](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0052RDHTM&location=12419))
## New highlights added January 24, 2025 at 10:04 AM
- “Soldiers want to win wars, not avoid them.” ([Location 4431](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0052RDHTM&location=4431))