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Real men read my books.

~Wilbur Smith

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I used to own an island in the Seychelles and had a big boat there and one day I came across some Somali pirates who were passing by on their way to re-provision their boat. They didn't even acknowledge me - which is unheard of among sailors - and it was like looking into the eyes of a black mamba.

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I'm a feminist. The women in my books in recent years have been powerful characters and I love to see a woman with a cute bottom walking past.

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Politicians all over the world cater to domestic vote banks. They will spend only on what their constituents want. So unless there is a grass root green movement in a nation the politicians will not be willing to spend money on curbing emissions. More awareness is needed amongst the people to effect the real change in how governments spend.

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People don't really know themselves until they're 30. Like most people nowadays, I went to university, got a degree and wandered for a bit. I trained to be a chartered accountant, which I didn't much enjoy, and it was only slowly that the idea of becoming a creative writer gelled.

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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.

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I put my soul into every book I write.

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I still get enormous pleasure and a sense of fulfillment out of writing a book that I'm proud of. I see myself as a bit like a jewel-maker who can sit back and admire his work.

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All my characters have got a big slice of me in them. A big piece of me, because it's my dialogue and this is the way I think and talk.

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I want to be seen as a good storyteller. I'm a manipulator as well.

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Biography

Nationality: Unknown

Type: Novelist

Born: January 9th, 1933

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