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The best cure for racism is have somebody shoot at you. Man, it does not matter then what colour 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 (1990)

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Failure makes success so much sweeter, and allows you to thumb your nose at the crowds.

Something always dies when the lion feeds — and yet there is meat for those that follow him.

When the Lion Feeds (1964)

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.

Rage (1987)

War is the game played by old men with the lives of the young.

River God (1993)

Beware of your most implacable enemy — yourself.

The Leopard Hunts in Darkness (1984)

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