I think money is essential to happiness and right now I wouldn't want to be anyone other than Wilbur Smith - I've had a fantastic life, rewarded far more heavily than I deserve. Maybe I'd like to be J. K.… — Wilbur Smith Copy Share Image
Sometimes it is best for men not to attempt to interfere with destiny. Our prayers can be answered in ways which we do not… — Wilbur Smith Copy Share
“uninvited help he might offer would be rejected. He was surprised and delighted when she placed a hand on his shoulder as she climbed… — Wilbur Smith Copy Share
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… — Wilbur Smith Copy Share
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… — Wilbur Smith Copy Share
I used to own an island in the Seychelles and had a big boat there and one day I came across some Somali pirates… — Wilbur Smith Copy Share
The mistake the apartheid government made was they gave the black people nothing, so they had nothing to lose. But now a lot of… — Wilbur Smith Copy Share
There is no quick way of making money. People come to you with tips for the races or offer the latest Ponzi scheme, but… — Wilbur Smith Copy Share
I go on a hunting safari at least once a year to Botswana, which is fantastic because we have a huge area of wilderness… — Wilbur Smith Copy Share
Usually halfway through a book I have a serious depression, so I go on safari on my ranch in South Africa, or fishing off… — Wilbur Smith Copy Share
Let it simply be said that we know more about the details of the hours immediately before and the actual death of Jesus, in… — Wilbur Smith Copy Share
The first story I ever sold was to 'Argosy' magazine, which no longer exists. That issue also contained work by several other more celebrated… — Wilbur Smith Copy Share
“I believe that there are dark and difficult days ahead, and you won't be playing for an increase in company dividens - you will… — Wilbur Smith Copy Share
