Wilbur Smith Quotes

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 looked on as his heir and be categorised as an adventure novelist because that's exactly what I am.

Wilbur Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality:
  • Birth: January 9, 1933

Topics

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God forbid we keep a couple secrets in this day and age!

Joey McIntyre

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My dad builds houses, and, for the earlier portion of my life anyway, we moved around quite a bit. It took us to some just really amazing places.

John Gourley

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I'm a striker, and I can only score if the ball gets to me.

Mauro Icardi

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I guess I'm flattered that people think I can help get things done.

Tony Dungy

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While shooting in Uganda in 2011, the conservative evangelical pastors I was filming - the most ardent supporters of the country's now infamous Anti-Homosexuality Bill - discovered that I myself am gay.

Roger Ross Williams

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Critics don't sell records, unfortunately. No one reads what they write anyway.

Ry Cooder

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I'm not really on a mission to tell anybody anything. I'd rather be figured out.

Diana Krall

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When I first started 'Humans of New York,' I was writing short stories. There were about 50 of them. And, you know, they were a great part of the site, but the photography just started growing so fast that I didn't have time to make them anymore.

Brandon Stanton

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I got into a fight with a kid in junior high, and then we became friends after that.

Armie Hammer

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Creating a character is about what they look like. The look speaks volume to the audience.

Ashley Madekwe

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Because Jesus came to secure for us what we could never secure for ourselves, life doesn't have to be a tireless effort to establish ourselves, justify ourselves, validate ourselves.

Tullian Tchividjian

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When Democrats lose, they're pathetic. When Republicans lose, they're bitter and mean.

Timothy Noah

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