Quote by Wilbur Smith
The first novel I wrote was a monster - clocking in at 180,000 wor

The first novel I wrote was a monster – clocking in at 180,000 words – but it died a death, a death it deserved. It was called The Gods First Make Mad. It was a good title, but it was the only good thing about the book. I didnt let that put me off. – Wilbur Smith

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Im not a prophet I can only use historical reality to come to a view of the future, and my view is that Africa will return to being African and not European. The advent of colonialism was foreign to the country itself, but it will return to what it was before the Europeans arrived. – Wilbur Smith

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I think money is essential to happiness and right now I wouldnt want to be anyone other than Wilbur Smith – Ive had a fantastic life, rewarded far more heavily than I deserve. Maybe Id like to be J. K. Rowling, but Ill settle for second best. – Wilbur Smith

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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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Sickness, insanity and death were the angels that surrounded my cradle and they have followed me throughout my life. – Edvard Munch

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The police came to me to say I had death threats and that I had to be careful! – Heather Mills

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The death penalty is being applied in the United States as a fatal lottery. – Bianca Jagger

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I have sometimes imagined my own death and brought myself to tears. – Martin Short

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Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that wont work. – Thomas A. Edison

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Sooner or later, man has always had to decide whether he worships his own power or the power of God. – Arnold J. Toynbee

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