Twenty-five years ago nobody knew much about white sharks.

If man doesn't learn to treat the oceans and the rain forest with respect, man will become extinct.

He would have lied to himself as facilely as an alcoholic lies to himself to justify the 10 a.m. tumbler of vodka : it may be early here, but in Baghdad it's almost evening.

I read very widely, both non-fiction and fiction, so I don't think there's a single writer who influences me.

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water.

The fish was an enemy. It had come upon the community and killed two men, a woman, and a child. The people of Amity would demand the death of the fish. They would need to see it dead before they could feel secure enough to resume their normal lives.

Sharks don't target human beings, and they certainly don't hold grudges.