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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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Wilbur Smith

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Usually halfway through a book I have a serious depression, so I go on safari on my ranch in South Africa, or fishing off my island in the Seychelles. When I come back and re-read it, I think: ‘What was all that about, Smith? It’s fine, just get on with it.’

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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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June 13, 2024

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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June 13, 2024

Usually halfway through a book I have a serious depression, so I go on safari on my ranch in South Africa, or fishing off my island in the Seychelles. When I come back and re-read it, I think: ‘What was all that about, Smith? It’s fine, just get on with it.’

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