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Wilbur Smith Quote: “Should five slaves dictate to a king? If five baboons bark, must the black-maned lion tremble?”

51. “Should five slaves dictate to a king? If five baboons bark, must the black-maned lion tremble?”

— Wilbur Smith

Wilbur Smith Quote: “Authors can only soft sell the environment. Create a wonderful story around the environment involving the characters that leaves a lasting impression on the reader’s mind.”

52. “Authors can only soft sell the environment. Create a wonderful story around the environment involving the characters that leaves a lasting impression on the reader’s mind.”

— Wilbur Smith

Wilbur Smith Quote: “You don’t turn out as many books as I did then by sitting around, being cozy with the family.”

53. “You don’t turn out as many books as I did then by sitting around, being cozy with the family.”

— Wilbur Smith

Wilbur Smith Quote: “But those set to guard a treasure, are too often those who loot it.”

54. “But those set to guard a treasure, are too often those who loot it.”

— Wilbur Smith

Wilbur Smith Quote: “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.”

55. “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.”

— Wilbur Smith

Wilbur Smith Quote: “My first novel was rejected by some of the most eminent publishers in the world. Starting again was a real wrench.”

56. “My first novel was rejected by some of the most eminent publishers in the world. Starting again was a real wrench.”

— Wilbur Smith

Wilbur Smith Quote: “I put my soul into every book I write.”

57. “I put my soul into every book I write.”

— Wilbur Smith

Wilbur Smith Quote: “As I am sure you know, we seafaring men are a superstitious lot.”

58. “As I am sure you know, we seafaring men are a superstitious lot.”

— Wilbur Smith

Wilbur Smith Quote: “Good intelligence wins battles long before the first arrow is shot or the first sword is drawn from its scabbard.”

59. “Good intelligence wins battles long before the first arrow is shot or the first sword is drawn from its scabbard.”

— Wilbur Smith

Wilbur Smith Quote: “Goodbye, my mistress”, I whispered. “Farewell, my heart”.”

60. “Goodbye, my mistress”, I whispered. “Farewell, my heart”.”

— Wilbur Smith

Wilbur Smith Quote: “She was a lovely vessel, with long clean lines and a high transom. Looking at her it was not difficult to understand why Crete was the preeminent naval power of the world. This was the fastest and most powerful ship on all the seas.”

61. “She was a lovely vessel, with long clean lines and a high transom. Looking at her it was not difficult to understand why Crete was the preeminent naval power of the world. This was the fastest and most powerful ship on all the seas.”

— Wilbur Smith

Wilbur Smith Quote: “I learned that what men believe about the gods is mostly their own wishful imaginings. The idea that a man can bend the immortals to his will with prayer and sacrifice or pious confession is ludicrous. The immortals do only what suits them best, and that is care for their own power and pleasure.”

62. “I learned that what men believe about the gods is mostly their own wishful imaginings. The idea that a man can bend the immortals to his will with prayer and sacrifice or pious confession is ludicrous. The immortals do only what suits them best, and that is care for their own power and pleasure.”

— Wilbur Smith

Wilbur Smith Quote: “The thing I hate most about the gods is the fact that they are seldom at hand when you need them most.”

63. “The thing I hate most about the gods is the fact that they are seldom at hand when you need them most.”

— Wilbur Smith

Wilbur Smith Quote: “Young love has a peculiar splendor all of its own.”

64. “Young love has a peculiar splendor all of its own.”

— Wilbur Smith

Wilbur Smith Quote: “Unlike corn or other insipid foods, meat rouses the demon in the heart of a warrior.”

65. “Unlike corn or other insipid foods, meat rouses the demon in the heart of a warrior.”

— Wilbur Smith

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