“I write my books in my head, and not in a specific study with a view. ...” — Wilbur Smith Quote

“I write my books in my head, and not in a specific study with a view. The view is from my inner eyes.”

“Literature throws us many great heroes. Real life invariably outdoes them.”

“My family wasn't terribly affluent and looked upon money very carefully as something that had to be saved, not spent. My father built the ducting that took air into the copper mines and made about 6 d a yard in the Thirties, which was good money back then.”

“Yes, I played inside the Taj Mahal, but the experience was also a quiet, inner experience.”

“Performing, for me, has always been a very inner process.”

“If you have a good inner life, you don't get lonely. I've got a good imagination. I don't miss romance.”