Kenneth Martin Follett, CBE, FRSL[1][2] (born 5 June 1949) is a Welsh author of thrillers and historical novels who has sold more than 160 million copies of his works.[3] (wikipedia)
To him, money was like the toy bank notes in Monopoly: he wanted it, not for what it could buy, but because it was needed to play the game
We were young and had the arrogance of youth, nevertheless when you look at the issues we fought over, I think by and large we were right.