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

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Source : "Wilbur Smith, author - portrait of the artist". Interview with Laura Barnett, www.theguardian.com. January 15, 2013.

Wilbur Smith

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“To emotionally accept impending disaster, to attain the gut-level understanding that the power elite will not respond rationally to the devastation of the ecosystem, is as difficult to accept as our own mortality. The most daunting existential struggle of our time is to ingest this awful truth-intellect ually and emotionally-and continue to resist the forces that are destroying us.”
“Let's face it, in America today we don't have a health care system, we have a sick care system.”
“Crying purifies and cleanses. I once read about a scientific experiment which demonstrated that there are 38 toxic chemicals in a tear of sadness, while only one toxin exists in a tear of joy. As you cry in sadness, fear, or confusion, you cleanse the body and spirit of toxins which cloud the mind and prevent it from accepting the truth.”
“People love to yammer on about things that aren't real.”
“But duets are a lot of fun, I'd love to do another one”
“It is better to catch the idol-maker than to smash each idol.”
“Scientific discovery consists in the interpretation for our own convenience of a system of existence which has been made with no eye to our convenience at all.”
“Being positive is like going up a mountain. Being negative is like sliding down a hill. A lot of times, people want to take the easy way out, because it's basically what they've understood throughout their lives.”

Source : Interview with Nathan Rabin, www.avclub.com. June 13, 2001.

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