Wilbur Smith
Wilbur Smith
Wilbur Addison Smithis a South African novelist specialising in historical fiction about the international involvement in Southern Africa across three centuries, seen from the viewpoints of both black and white families...
ProfessionNon-Fiction Author
Date of Birth9 January 1933
CityKabwe, Zambia
hate ignorant involved last people politics time waste
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. It's more important and it'll last longer.
alone people
Of all the people involved, he and he alone did the right thing.
insanity jury verdict
I don't think there has been a jury verdict for insanity in my 35 years.
casey gun people unlike within
It was because of Casey they got the gun within 24 hours. Casimiro Rodriguez, unlike the other people involved, was remorseful.
death died gods good monster novel words wrote
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 didn't let that put me off.
age age-and-aging best boy
I think that age was a big factor, as it should have been, because why would a 15-year-old boy do that to his best friend?
rivers today fountainhead
History is a river that never ends. Today is history, and I am here at the fountainhead.
kissing men color
The best cure for racism is to have somebody shoot at you. Man, it does not matter then what color the arse is that comes to save yours-black or white, you're ready to give it a big fat kiss.
book writing soul
I put my soul into every book I write.
book biographies backgrounds
I read a lot of biographies and books with an African background.
sea
I love the sea as much as I love the veldt of Africa.
fighting boxing enjoy
I know it's politically incorrect but I enjoy things like the kick boxing and cock fighting.
book may very-good
It's probably true that everyone has a book in them, although it may not be a very good one.
book cozy sitting
You don't turn out as many books as I did then by sitting around, being cozy with the family.