Buchzitate aus Die Säulen der Erde

Having faith in God did not mean sitting back and doing nothing. It meant believing you would find success if you did your best honestly and energetically.

She loved him because he had brought her back to life. She had been like a caterpillar in a cocoon, and he had drawn her out and shown her that she was a butterfly.

Ein Lerchenvogel tat sich einst
im Jägernetz verfangen.
Und singt so süß und singt so rein,
als ob der Stimme Zauberklang -
ihn wieder könnt befrein.