Author: Wilbur Smith

Quotes

I think one of the most poignant things is unrequited love and loneliness.

I think one of the most poignant things is unrequited love and loneliness.

- Wilbur Smith

I never set out to write literature; I set out to tell stories. And some of my work may be very raunchy and very bloodthirsty - but life, for me, is a violent thing.

I never set out to write literature; I set out to tell stories. And some of my work may be very raunchy and very bloodthirsty - but life, for me, is a violent thing.

- Wilbur Smith

What I like about writing is the sense of godlike power it gives you.

What I like about writing is the sense of godlike power it gives you.

- Wilbur Smith

My father was my god. His approval was so valuable to me.

My father was my god. His approval was so valuable to me.

- 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 me with a beady eye.

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 me with a beady eye.

- Wilbur Smith

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