I think money is essential to happiness and right now I wouldn't want to be anyone other than Wilbur Smith - I've had a fantastic life, rewarded far more heavily than I deserve. Maybe I'd like to be J. K. Rowling, but I'll settle for second best.

Aye, I'm tellin' ye, happiness is one of the few things in this world that doubles every time you share it with someone else.

You can have a lot of unhappiness by not having money, but the reverse is no guarantee of happiness.

Happiness must be cultivated. It is like character. It is not a thing to be safely let alone for a moment, or it will run to weeds.

When you analyze happiness, it turns out that the way you spend your time is extremely important.