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Book Quotes by Wilbur Smith
- Every time one of my books sells a million copies in paperback, Pan Macmillan gives me a gold statuette of Pan. I have about 20…
- I put my soul into every book I write.
- I read a lot of biographies and books with an African background.
- I write my books in my head, and not in a specific study with a view. The view is from my inner eyes.
- It's probably true that everyone has a book in them, although it may not be a very good one.
- You don't turn out as many books as I did then by sitting around, being cozy with the family.
- I wanted to be a great white hunter, a prospector for gold, or a slave trader. But then, when I was eight, my parents sent…
- I read all of Rider Haggard's books. For me he had the romance of Africa with a little bit of mysticism. I'm delighted to be…
- Usually halfway through a book I have a serious depression, so I go on safari on my ranch in South Africa, or fishing off my…
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