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Wilbur Smith Quotes

Every time one of my books sells a million copies in paperback, Pan Macmillan gives me a gold statuette of Pan. I have about 20 of them.

Recitation: by Male by Female

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Author Profession: novelist
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Birth: January 9, 1933

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Time Me Gold Books Million Every

Contrary to assumptions in the law, white America is hardly a monolith.

Law America Assumptions White Hardly

The male is a domestic animal which, if treated with firmness and kindness, can be trained to do most things.

Kindness Animal Things Most Domestic

I have a very good life, so I have nothing to complain about. Sometimes, I just have existential angst.

Life Good Good Life Sometimes Just

Total absence of humor renders life impossible.

Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

Life Humor Impossible Absence Total

I have always loved radio as a medium.

Loved Always Radio Medium

Fame is indeed beautiful and benign and gentle and satisfying, but happiness is something at once tender and brilliant beyond all things.

Happiness Beautiful Fame Brilliant

If you have any setback in your life, like not being in the England squad was for me - any setback, like losing a family member - everyone handles it in different ways. When I first wasn't included I was numb. I'd been the main England striker for years and years. It was really disappointing.

Life Family Losing Me You Squad

In the Bible it says God has made everything good for man to eat and to wear their skins. Whenever we eat beef, we eat chicken, we have to kill to eat. But at the same time, hunting is a sport. I think it is a great sport... I would say most hunters are Christian men.

Good God Great Time Men Man

I am not a robot; I am a member of a family - my commitment to them comes over and above my commitment to cycling.

Lizzie Armitstead

Family Commitment I Am Robot Over

Some women facing 'honour' crimes require relocation far outside the reaches of their extended families and changes of identity to escape detection.

Women Identity Escape Changes Far

Everybody would like to be on the cover of 'Vogue.'

Chiara Ferragni

Would Like Vogue Everybody Cover

Everybody says they want to win. But when you start talking about sacrifice and doing what's right for the team, it's like, 'Wait a minute, I didn't mean that. I want to win, but...' There's always a conjunction with that. It's never what you think it is. And it's always, like, your weakest point where you got to do it.

Sacrifice Team Wait Win Start Think

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