"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."
— Wilbur Smith (Golden Fox)

""History is a river that never ends. Today is history, and I am here at the fountainhead." "
— Wilbur Smith (Rage)

"It's a strange paradox that a man gifted with too many talents can fritter them all away without developing a single one to its full."
— Wilbur Smith (Rage)

"I believe that there are dark and difficult days ahead, and you won't be playing for an increase in company dividens - you will be playing for the survival of a nation, and if you fail, it will mean the end of the world you know. You will not suffer alone - "
— Wilbur Smith (Rage)

"...beware of your most implacable enemy-yourself."
— Wilbur Smith (The Leopard Hunts in Darkness)