Look, Chief, you can't go off half-cocked looking for vengeance against a fish. That shark isn't evil. It's not a murderer. It's just obeying its own instincts. Trying to get retribution against a fish is crazy.

Without sharks, you take away the apex predator of the ocean, and you destroy the entire food chain

I don't believe in blaming inanimate objects for anything.

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

The great fish moved silently through the night water.

I guess I'm a hopeful optimist, because to be a pessimist is to be suicidal.

Fascinations breeds preparedness, and preparedness, survival.