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

Other quotes by Wilbur Smith

Im not a good father and theyre not children any more the eldest is in his fifties. My relationship with their mothers broke down and, because of what the law was, they went with their mothers and were imbued with their mothers morality in life and they were not my people any more. – Wilbur Smith

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I hate politics. I like to write about it, but to get involved in it, to try and make a lot of ignorant people do what you want them to do, waste of time. Go and write a book. Its more important and itll last longer. – 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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Death
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Death is not the worst that can happen to men. – Plato

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Loved. You cant use it in the past tense. Death does not stop that love at all. – Ken Kesey

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Coming to terms with the fear of death is conducive to healing, positive personality transformation, and consciousness evolution. – Stanislav Grof

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There is only one ultimate and effectual preventive for the maladies to which flesh is heir, and that is death. – Harvey Cushing

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My goals have changed throughout my life. At one time it was winning awards, selling out concert dates, selling more albums than anyone else. Now, my goals are to see my grandchildren grown, live a long and healthy life with my family and friends and travel the world. – Reba McEntire

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Milk the cow, but do not pull off the udder. – Greek Proverb

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I never had any other desire so strong, and so like to covetousness, as that one which I have had always, that I might be master at last of a small house and a large Garden. – Abraham Cowley, The Garden, 1666

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Courage is the fear of being thought a coward. – Horace Smith

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