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> [There is no quick way of making money. People come to you with tips for the races or offer the latest Ponzi scheme, but I can see them coming a mile off. I just go with the adage that if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilbur-smith/there-is-no-quick-way-of-making-money-people-come-to-you-with-tips/)

[Wilbur Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilbur-smith/)

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## More by Wilbur Smith

> [To me, my characters are more real than most people I meet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilbur-smith/to-me-my-characters-are-more-real-than-most-people-i-meet/)

[Wilbur Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilbur-smith/)

> [Sometimes it is best for men not to attempt to interfere with destiny. Our prayers can be answered in ways which we do not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilbur-smith/sometimes-it-is-best-for-men-not-to-attempt-to-interfere-with-destiny/)

[Wilbur Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilbur-smith/)

> [“uninvited help he might offer would be rejected. He was surprised and delighted when she placed a hand on his shoulder as she climbed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilbur-smith/uninvited-help-he-might-offer-would-be-rejected-he-was-surprised-and/)

[Wilbur Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilbur-smith/)

> [I still get enormous pleasure and a sense of fulfillment out of writing a book that I'm proud of. I see myself as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilbur-smith/i-still-get-enormous-pleasure-and-a-sense-of-fulfillment-out-of/)

[Wilbur Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilbur-smith/)

> [My mother-in-law speaks not a word of English. I speak not a word of Tajiki. So I smile at her ingratiatingly and she fixes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilbur-smith/my-mother-in-law-speaks-not-a-word-of-english-i-speak-not-a-word-of/)

[Wilbur Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilbur-smith/)

> [I used to own an island in the Seychelles and had a big boat there and one day I came across some Somali pirates…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilbur-smith/i-used-to-own-an-island-in-the-seychelles-and-had-a-big-boat-there/)

[Wilbur Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilbur-smith/)

> [The mistake the apartheid government made was they gave the black people nothing, so they had nothing to lose. But now a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilbur-smith/the-mistake-the-apartheid-government-made-was-they-gave-the-black/)

[Wilbur Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilbur-smith/)

> [There is no quick way of making money. People come to you with tips for the races or offer the latest Ponzi scheme, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilbur-smith/there-is-no-quick-way-of-making-money-people-come-to-you-with-tips/)

[Wilbur Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilbur-smith/)

> [I go on a hunting safari at least once a year to Botswana, which is fantastic because we have a huge area of wilderness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilbur-smith/i-go-on-a-hunting-safari-at-least-once-a-year-to-botswana-which-is/)

[Wilbur Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilbur-smith/)

> [Usually halfway through a book I have a serious depression, so I go on safari on my ranch in South Africa, or fishing off…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilbur-smith/usually-halfway-through-a-book-i-have-a-serious-depression-so-i-go-on/)

[Wilbur Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilbur-smith/)

> [Litigation only makes lawyers fat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilbur-smith/litigation-only-makes-lawyers-fat/)

[Wilbur Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilbur-smith/)

> [Let it simply be said that we know more about the details of the hours immediately before and the actual death of Jesus, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilbur-smith/let-it-simply-be-said-that-we-know-more-about-the-details-of-the/)

[Wilbur Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilbur-smith/)

> [The first story I ever sold was to 'Argosy' magazine, which no longer exists. That issue also contained work by several other more celebrated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilbur-smith/the-first-story-i-ever-sold-was-to-argosy-magazine-which-no-longer/)

[Wilbur Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilbur-smith/)

> [“I believe that there are dark and difficult days ahead, and you won't be playing for an increase in company dividens - you will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilbur-smith/i-believe-that-there-are-dark-and-difficult-days-ahead-and-you-won-t/)

[Wilbur Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilbur-smith/)

> [“the helmet badge blazed like a sunrise upon”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilbur-smith/the-helmet-badge-blazed-like-a-sunrise-upon/)

[Wilbur Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilbur-smith/)

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