I hate politics. I like to write about it, but to get involved in it, to try and make a lot of… — Wilbur Smith Copy Share Image
A man follows the path laid out for him. He does his duty to God and his King. He does what he… — Wilbur Smith Copy Share Image
As regards to personal safety, you do have to be careful not to put yourself at risk when travelling in South Africa.… — Wilbur Smith Copy Share Image
Write for yourself, not for a perceived audience. If you do, you'll mostly fall flat on your face, because it's impossible to… — Wilbur Smith Copy Share Image
Politicians all over the world cater to domestic vote banks. They will spend only on what their constituents want. So unless there… — Wilbur Smith Copy Share Image
You know that feeling when you finish a final exam and you think, 'I never want to do that again'? Well I… — Wilbur Smith Copy Share Image
I think money is essential to happiness and right now I wouldn't want to be anyone other than Wilbur Smith - I've… — Wilbur Smith Copy Share Image
I don't want children. Why should I let some strange little monster into my life to destroy what to me is a… — Wilbur Smith Copy Share Image
I have done everything I have ever wanted to do. I have swum with tiger sharks, been charged by lions and elephants.… — 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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
