All Quotes

I put my soul into every book I write. ”

I love the sea as much as I love the veldt of Africa. ”

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

Literature throws us many great heroes. Real life invariably outdoes them. ”

I don't want children. Why should I let some strange little monster into my life to destroy what to me is a perfect set-up? ”

I have been blessed in many ways, and one of those is to have been born in Africa, for me a great treasure house of stories. I have been researching it since my infancy; reading about it, talking to men and women who have spent their lives in this land, living it as I have and loving it as I do. I write almost entirely from my own experience. ”

I want to be seen as a good storyteller. I'm a manipulator as well. ”

I believe that a healthy body breeds a healthy mind. I am 74 years old now and my wife, Niso, is 38 years younger than me. She absolutely insists that I take regular exercise with her. ”

I write my books in my head, and not in a specific study with a view. The view is from my inner eyes. ”

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. Rowling, but I'll settle for second best. ”