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

Without the oceans there would be no life on Earth.

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

I'm a babe in the woods when it comes to the Internet.

Writing is sweat and drudgery most of the time. And you have to love it in order to endure the solitude and the discipline.

I believe implicitly that every young man in the world is fascinated with either sharks or dinosaurs.

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.